01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC005117
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 3,413
- Postcode
- SE1 9SG
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of health
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Leonard Cheshire's objects are to relieve the consequences of physical and or mental disability by the provision, in the United Kingdom and overseas, of accommodation, services and support for the spiritual, social, physical andlor mental wellbeing of disabled people, by such means as are charitable, whatever their race, nationality, creed, sex or age.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £141,150,000 | £140,316,000 | 3,413 | 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £151,824,000 | £151,314,000 | 3,413 | 2 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | £152,573,000 | £162,288,000 | 3,413 | 6 February 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £158,451,000 | £163,290,000 | 3,413 | 5 April 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | £153,812,000 | £161,535,000 | 3,413 | 27 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Regus, The News Building, 3 London Bridge Street, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.leonardcheshire.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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