DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED

Registered charity 1112712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, INCLUSIVE LIVING SHEFFIELD LIMITED, SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED

We work in partnership with disabled people to:- Promote inclusive living- Campaign for equality and control- Co-produce solutions to the barriers disabled people faceWe achieve our aims by:- Campaigning for change - Supporting empowered networks of disabled people and disabled people's organisations- Developing and delivering services which promote inclusive living

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£994k
Latest spending
£1000k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,179 for the year, with total income of £994,386 and total expenditure of £999,565. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £79,741, which the trustees consider sufficient to guard against sudden changes, although they are currently reviewing their reserves policy due to financial pressures from the Sheffield Travel Support Service.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level which ensures that the organisation’s core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty and could meet all known liabilities, both contingent and actual involved in winding up the organisation including redundancy costs should that be necessary (held: £80k)
The trustees have agreed that reserves should be maintained at a level which ensures that the organisation’s core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty and could meet all known liabilities, both contingent and actual involved in winding up the organisation including redundancy costs should that be necessary. — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that the charity will continue to operate for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. Not all funding streams are secure this far in advance however the trustees will develop a plan of action to be taken to reduce costs, should the required income not be secured. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Audit opinion: qualified
I have a matter of concern in my report because I have concerns that the restricted fund balances are not accurate due to a lack of supporting evidence for the allocation of costs to restricted funds.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted
The trustees acknowledge that the accounts for this period were filed later than planned. This was due to a combination of capacity constraints and the operational challenges faced during the year. — page 14
In addition, at the date of this report, the number of directors remains below the minimum required by the charity’s governing document. This represents a breach of the charity’s constitution. — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Governance breach (trustee numbers)
The trustees acknowledge that the accounts for this period were filed later than planned. This was due to a combination of capacity constraints and the operational challenges faced during the year. — page 14
In addition, at the date of this report, the number of directors remains below the minimum required by the charity’s governing document. This represents a breach of the charity’s constitution. — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£994k
Total spending
£1000k
Reserves (reported)
£80k
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£994k£1000k
31/03/2024£625k£621k
31/03/2023£556k£579k
31/03/2022£569k£522k
31/03/2021£445k£386k

Common questions

Is DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £5,179 for the year, with total income of £994,386 and total expenditure of £999,565. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £79,741, which the trustees consider sufficient to guard against sudden changes, although they are currently reviewing their reserves policy due to financial pressures from the Sheffield Travel Support Service. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England25/02/2025£15kInclusive off-road cycling at Parkwood Springs
UK government25/02/2025£15kInclusive off-road cycling at Parkwood Springs
Sport England17/01/2024£14kSheffield Cycling 4 All E-Cycle Loan Scheme
Sport England22/07/2021£5kNew trike for trike loan scheme and spares for park cycling
Sport England22/01/2021£49kCOVID-19 Return to Play
Disability Action01/11/2020£5kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
Sport England20/02/2020£10kSheffield Cycling 4 All
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2019£10kBuilding Disability Confidence
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£403kSheffield Cycling for All
The National Lottery Community Fund13/12/2006£149kSympsons (Sheffield Youth Mentoring and Personal Support Scheme)
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2005£5kThere is no project name available for this record

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED£994k0unclearnoted
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£2.5munclearno doubt
EQUALITY TOGETHER FY2025£1.2m0belowno doubt
INCLUSION GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2024£1.0m0belowno doubt
DEWIS CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING FY2025£2.1m0withinno doubt
SHEFFIELD MENCAP FY2024£1.5maboveno doubt

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