Disabled Living

Analysis

Disabled Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worsley. It was registered in October 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00383902). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Disabled Living reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.5m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £586k to £1.2m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Disabled Living sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carlisle Youth Zone (£1.2m), Ella's Home (£1.2m) and Ukharvest Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 69%, charitable activities 24% and donations and legacies 6.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £67k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £860k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.