Disability Positive

Analysis

Disability Positive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04050994). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Disability Positive reported income of £4.2m and spending of £4.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.4m to £4.2m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Disability Positive sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keyring-Living Support Networks (£4.2m), The Chalk Cliff Trust (£4.2m) and The Gesher Trust (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 62%, trading 34% and investments 3.7%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 138 people.