EVERYONE CAN
The Charity helps disabled people overcome barriers to accessing computers and technology. Everyone Can assesses the adapted technology that will benefit disabled people and provides training and on-going support for specialist software and hardware. The Charity works with individuals and organisations. The Charity also offers computer gaming days for groups of disabled children.
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THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY OR DISABLED PEOPLE BY THE PROVISION OF AIDS, EQUIPMENT, SPECIALIST SERVICES AND TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND BY THE PROMOTION OF TECHNICAL AND OTHER PROJECTS FOR THEIR BENEFIT
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income was £160,375 against expenditure of £199,246, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £108,702, which the trustees note represent approximately five months of current running costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The free reserves of £108,702 represent approximately five months of current running costs of the Charity to function efficiently and to approach donors.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 12
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 22
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 15
In the news
- A text everyone can read (as every text should be)
- How everyone can help Banburyshire's Katharine House Hospice during a tough time for the charity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03174431
Company officers (Companies House)
- JENKINSON, Rebecca Clara on trustee list
- GOSNEY, Andrew Simon on trustee list
- BEDSON, Andy on trustee list
Trustees
- Andy Bedsonchair
- Andrew Gosney
- Kate Parkinson
- Rebecca Clara Jenkinson
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £160k | £199k |
| 31/03/2024 | £198k | £198k |
| 31/03/2023 | £205k | £240k |
| 31/03/2022 | £253k | £229k |
| 31/03/2021 | £247k | £213k |
Common questions
Is EVERYONE CAN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £160,375 against expenditure of £199,246, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £108,702, which the trustees note represent approximately five months of current running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EVERYONE CAN?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EVERYONE CAN as a grant recipient include YOUNG MANCHESTER, GAMES AID, THE CLOVER TRUST, THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG MANCHESTER | FY2025 | £23k | |
| YOUNG MANCHESTER | FY2024 | £12k | |
| GAMES AID | FY2021 | £10k | |
| THE CLOVER TRUST | FY2022 | £7k | |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £6k | |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £6k | |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £6k | |
| THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £4k | |
| GAMES AID | FY2022 | £4k | |
| SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £3k | |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | |
| THE SIR JAMES ROLL CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £220 | |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | FY2025 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/01/2026 | £10k | Gaming support for the North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/02/2024 | £105k | Everyone Can Game |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/09/2023 | £10k | Everyone Can Game |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/12/2022 | £10k | Everyone Can Game |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 31/10/2021 | £500 | Voluntary Sector Grant to Everybody Can |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 12/08/2020 | £500 | Inclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Everyone Can |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 13/08/2019 | £500 | Inclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Everyone Can |
| Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council | 31/03/2019 | £500 | Inclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Everyone Can |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/07/2018 | £10k | Everyone Can Game |
| City Bridge Foundation | 23/05/2016 | £42k | Grant to Everyone Can |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/07/2015 | £10k | Assistive Technology Training |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/06/2015 | £5k | Assistive Technology Training |
| One Manchester | 08/06/2015 | £1k | Support programme to help people with disabilities to use adapted technology |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/05/2015 | £10k | Eyes On Technology |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/11/2005 | £158k | IT helpline for Disabled People |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £56k |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF NEWBURY ST NICOLAS | 1 | £18k |
| THE TRUEMARK TRUST | 1 | £13k |
| MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £13k |
| R M SALES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE VARRIER-JONES FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION | 1 | £8k |
| CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS' LIVERY CHARITY | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- COUNT EVERYONE IN
- DISABILITY CAN DO
- ABILITYNET
- EVERY CHILD ONLINE
- EVERYBODY ARTS
- EVERYBODY HEALTH & LEISURE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVERYONE CAN | £160k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COUNT EVERYONE IN | £68k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DISABILITY CAN DO | £118k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| ABILITYNET | £5.0m | £123,982 | — | below | — | no doubt |
| EVERY CHILD ONLINE | £186k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| EVERYBODY ARTS | £944k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |