DEMAND DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FOR DISABILITY

Registered charity 1008128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEMAND

We design and make equipment for people with disabilities where existing solutions are either inaccessible or inadequate. We also provide an equipment sign-posting service. We improve & repair equipment already in use, and we encourage interest in design for disability through close ties with universities & via annual student placements enabling students to develop people centred design skills

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£388k

Latest spending

£538k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £149,470 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by lacklustre revenue generation against budgeted expenses. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £427,749 provide approximately nine months' forward cover, which falls within the stated reserves policy of 3 to 12 months. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 12 months (held: £428k)

“The reserves policy is to maintain forward cover of between 3 and 12 months.” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to connected business

“£1,500 was accrued to appMotivate, a web applications and IT support Company owned by Peter Evans, a brother of the Chief Executive, Gary Evans (2023 paid: £340). Within trade creditors, there is an amount of £1,836 (2023: £520), owed by key management personnel to the Charity.” — page 31

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: DEMAND SRM Ltd

“In 2010 a trading subsidiary (DEMAND SRM Ltd) was established and which remains dormant.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gerald Edelman LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DEMAND (Design And Manufacture For Disability) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Abbots Langley Tough 10 — “With thanks to our corporate and community donors in 2017 to date. Abbots Langley Tough 10” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Stephen Millerchair
Andrew John Parsons
John Peter Plunkett
KATHERINE WHITE
NEIL JAMES CHITTY · trustee of 1 other charity
Victoria Lyons

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£388k	£538k
31/12/2023	£323k	£451k
31/12/2022	£333k	£408k
31/12/2021	£456k	£407k
31/12/2020	£456k	£418k

Common questions

Is DEMAND DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FOR DISABILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £149,470 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by lacklustre revenue generation against budgeted expenses. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free unrestricted reserves of £427,749 provide approximately nine months' forward cover, which falls within the stated reserves policy of 3 to 12 months. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Gerald Edelman LLP.

Who funds DEMAND DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FOR DISABILITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DEMAND DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FOR DISABILITY as a grant recipient include THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION, THE HARAMEAD TRUST, MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY, THE STERLING CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2021	£30k	Core funding
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k
THE HARAMEAD TRUST	FY2022	£15k
MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY	FY2022	£15k
THE STERLING CHARITY	FY2022	£13k
THE STERLING CHARITY	FY2023	£11k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£11k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2021	£10k
THE STERLING CHARITY	FY2021	£10k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	FY2023	£9k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2024	£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2023	£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2025	£7k
THE THOMAS J HORNE MEMORIAL TRUST	FY2022	£7k
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£6k
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
D L M CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE ALAN BRENTNALL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE CLOVER TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE INMAN CHARITY	FY2025	£5k	Social - Physically and Mentally Disabled
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE INMAN CHARITY	FY2022	£5k	Social - Physically and Mentally Disabled
THE LOPPYLUGS AND BARBARA MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k	general charitable objectives
D L M CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£4k
THE BENHAM CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	FY2024	£3k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
MICHAEL CRAWFORD CHILDRENS CHARITY	FY2024	£3k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE CLOVER TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2022	£2k
THE CLOVER TRUST	FY2022	£2k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£2k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k	Disability
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£2k
THE TULA TRUST LIMITED	FY2024	£2k
THE MAGENI TRUST	FY2023	£2k
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE CLOVER TRUST	FY2024	£1k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE BROUGHTON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£1k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REED FOUNDATION	2	—
MOTABILITY	2	£430k
THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£175k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£8k
THE END FUND	1	£821k
THE BRIAN MITCHELL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT	1	£475k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£420k
CHRISTADELPHIAN MEAL A DAY FUND	1	£241k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DESIGNABILITY CHARITY LIMITED.

DESIGNABILITY CHARITY LIMITED income £1.9m
EQUALITY TOGETHER income £1.2m
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT income £1.2m
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE income £576k
CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED income £6.5m
COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEMAND DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE FOR DISABILITY	£388k	—	—	within	—	no doubt
DESIGNABILITY CHARITY LIMITED FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
EQUALITY TOGETHER FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT FY2024	£1.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025	£576k	—	0	within	6.0%	material uncertainty
CHRISTIAN BLIND MISSION (UNITED KINGDOM) LIMITED FY2025	£6.5m	—	—	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.