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Activities & Mission

Livability is the disability charity committed to enabling children, young people and adults to live a life that adds up for them. Every day, we deliver a wide range of disability care, special education, and rehabilitation services to over 1,000 people who are at the heart of everything we do. Our Christian ethos is why we were founded in 1844 and it's why we still exist today.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£60,423,000
Latest Expenditure
£58,839,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,029,000
Charitable Activities £50,907,000
Other Trading £1,264,000
Investments £170,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £56,222,000
Raising Funds £1,294,000
Governance £356,112
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1,323,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£60,423,000£58,839,000£56,222,000£41,071,000£28,095,0001029 / 18
2023£49,843,000£54,131,000£51,809,000£41,192,000£29,060,0001240 / 33
2022£53,516,000£50,287,000£45,920,000£47,289,000£01374 / 30
2021£46,138,000£48,433,000£46,411,000£33,154,000£2,574,0001560 / 106
2020£44,276,000£47,024,000£44,683,000£39,792,000£28,145,0001745 / 128

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Coburg House
1 Coburg St
Gateshead
NE8 1NS
Registration Date
30 October 2006
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
4027467
Charity Number
1116530

Trustees

ANDREW WILSON
John Weaving
Canon Susan Johns
Peter Woodall
DUNCAN INGRAM
Rt Revd Richard Frith
Tom O'Connor
Lisa Quinlan-Rahman

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • GROOMS - SHAFTESBURY
  • JOHN GROOMS
  • LIVABILITY
  • SHAFTESBURY