Leonard Cheshire Disability

Analysis

Leonard Cheshire Disability is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00552847). It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Leonard Cheshire Disability reported income of £141.2m and spending of £140.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £153.8m to £141.2m (-8.2%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Leonard Cheshire Disability sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Response (£106.7m), Jisc (£150.7m) and The National Autistic Society (£102.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.6m. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Reserves of £71.7m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2,606 people.