01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 September 2011
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07478199
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £554,568
- Latest expenditure
- £520,839
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: DISABILITY SOLUTIONS, THE NORTH STAFFS MEDICAL INSTITUTE, HARTSHILL ROAD, HARTSHILL, STOKE ON TRENT, ST4 7NY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.disabilitysolutions.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Disability Solutions provides information, advice and support to people with disabilities, their families and carers.We operate across all disabilities and ages.The range of services covers benefits,finance, equipment advice, personal health budgets and personalisation, mobility and access advice, holidays and leisure activities, consultation and representation, other health related issues.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £554,568
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £520,839
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £574,973
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £554,884
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £578,675
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £630,755
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £681,778
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £568,285
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £622,324
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £489,998
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £554,568
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £520,839
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 236879
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 16
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £574,973
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £554,884
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 148115
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,500
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £578,675
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £630,755
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £117,451
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £681,778
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £568,285
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £119,107
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £622,324
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £489,998
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 98292
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 32
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 4 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 58066
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 600
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 495902
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 554568
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £9,476
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £511,363
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 520839
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8048
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8048
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2552
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £99,088
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2088
- Assets Own Use
- 2088
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £431,895
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £27,665
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £406,318
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 27665
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £366,613
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 111176
- Funds Restricted
- 295142
- Funds Total
- 406318
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 30079
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1995
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 542899
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 574973
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,984
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £545,900
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 554884
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7861
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7861
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2801
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £66,881
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4640
- Assets Own Use
- 4640
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £383,528
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,579
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £372,589
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 15579
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £317,796
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 66881
- Funds Restricted
- 305708
- Funds Total
- 372589
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16484
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 562191
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 578675
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,991
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £621,764
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 630755
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8270
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8270
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5085
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7441
- Assets Own Use
- 7441
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £360,026
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £14,967
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £352,500
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 14967
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £245,003
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 94933
- Funds Restricted
- 257567
- Funds Total
- 352500
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18281
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 663497
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 681778
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £8,099
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £560,186
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 568285
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7258
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7258
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2998
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £10,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12527
- Assets Own Use
- 12527
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £394,873
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,820
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £404,580
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2820
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £351,567
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 60514
- Funds Restricted
- 344066
- Funds Total
- 404580
- Count Employees
- 21
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 9 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12916
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 32348
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 577060
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 622324
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,219
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £483,779
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 489998
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5745
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5745
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2531
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5313
- Assets Own Use
- 5313
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £312,310
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,536
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £291,087
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26536
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £240,137
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 83845
- Funds Restricted
- 207242
- Funds Total
- 291087
- Count Employees
- 20
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Staffordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wolverhampton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Shropshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Walsall
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Midlands
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Telford & Wrekin
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Stoke-on-trent City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DISABILITY SOLUTIONS WEST MIDLANDS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2013-01-11T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1010725
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1010725
- Assoc Charity Name
- DISABILITY SOLUTIONS
- Charity Name
- DISABILITY SOLUTIONS WEST MIDLANDS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2011-09-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23/12/2010
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE SUPPORT AND RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS OF ALL AGES BY ANY CHARITABLE MEANS, IN PARTICULAR BY:- PROVIDING EDUCATION, ADVICE AND INFORMATION SERVICES AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO FACILITATE CHOICE AND INDEPENDENCE IN DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 510126
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DISABILITY SOLUTIONS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management