Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd.

Analysis

Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in April 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01540805). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd. reported income of £10.4m and spending of £10.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.5m to £10.4m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Diverse Abilities Plus Ltd. sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sheiling Special Education Trust (£10.1m), The Sacred Hearts Sisters 1983 Charitable Fund (£10.4m) and bp Helios Fund (£10.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 8.2% and trading 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £42k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.6%. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 411 people.