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Activities & Mission

A leading voluntary organisation primarily operating in the North West, providing advice and information about assistive technology (equipment and products) to help disabled adults, children and older people make a more informed choice which enables easier, safer and more independent living. Through BBUK and Kidz events, Disabled Living deliver services which make an impact nationally.

Fundraising

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Region

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,780,124
Latest Expenditure
£1,694,814

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 86.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 9.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £415,252
Charitable Activities £371,095
Other Trading £985,871
Investments £7,906
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,535,742
Raising Funds £107,212
Governance £51,860
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £51,860

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,780,124£1,694,814£1,535,742£1,761,957£1,232,99820 / 52
2023£1,382,764£1,441,006£1,361,969£1,676,647£507,02220 / 53
2022£1,254,319£1,049,169£1,023,094£1,734,889£565,99819 / 30
2021£586,161£816,347£791,066£1,529,739£319,60818 / 7
2020£1,267,376£1,245,752£1,220,313£1,759,925£1,192,25022 / 63

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Burrows House
Unit 10
Priestley Road
Wardley Industrial Estate
Worsley
MANCHEST
Registration Date
7 October 1963
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
224742
Charity Number
224742

Trustees

PHILIP JOHN DOWNS MBE
ALAN NORTON
GERRY YEUNG
PAULA JANE BROWN
Gary Alfred Owen
Jaime Elizabeth Gee
Jamaine Anthony Campbell
Sarah Louise Jones
Joshua Wintersgill
Gerard Cosgrove

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • CRIPPLES HELP SOCIETY
  • DISABLED LIVING SERVICES
  • THE CRIPPLES HELP SOCIETY (MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND)