Disability Law Service

Analysis

Disability Law Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01408520). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Disability Law Service reported income of £899k and spending of £926k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £624k to £899k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 30%. 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 Law Service sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads (Barnsley) Ltd (£898k), Broome Family Charitable Trust (£900k) and Wirral Information Resource for Equality and Diversity Ltd (£897k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90% and donations and legacies 10%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £373k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.