The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre

Analysis

The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in August 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01638939). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £948k to £1.3m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited (£1.3m), Bolton Together (£1.3m) and Fishmongers' Company's Charitable Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.3% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £695k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.