DISABILITY INITIATIVE

Registered charity 1049002 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISABILITY INITIATIVE LIMITED

DI provides support to people with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries, enabling them to develop their abilities and to increase their participation, involvement and independence. DI works to build a person's confidence and self-esteem and develops strategies to prevent further disability or deterioration. This is achieved through a range services delivered from its centre in Surrey.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £21,794 for the year ended 31 December 2024, contrasting with a surplus in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £700,000, which includes a designated fund for three months' operating costs, and the trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Branston Adams. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DI (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 14.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sir Andrew Valentino Morris Sirchair
• Andrew Cochrane
• Dan Robinson
• Dominic Whittle
• ELIZABETH KENNEDY
• Geoff Bignell
• John Scott
• Marianne Caulder

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Hampshire · Surrey · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).