DISABILITY STOCKPORT CIO

Registered charity 1133529 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISABILITY STOCKPORT LIMITED

SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE. DAY SERVICES, OUT OF HOURS LEISURE ACTIVITIES, ADVOCACY, COUNSELLING, ACCESS ADVICE, DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING.UMBRELLA FOR LOCAL DISABILITY ORGANISATIONS.

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity delivered a £162,039 surplus with total income of £1,503,243 against expenditure of £1,341,204. Free reserves increased to £321,000, though this is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £960,711 and maintains a stable financial position with no material uncertainties reported.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £321k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Although free reserves remain below the six-month target” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from Stockport MBC
“Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council | Grant of £214,300 Expense of £10,000 Children of Trustees Income of £27,900 Employees Loan of £23.000 Their participation in the services provided by the Charity is on the same terms and conditions as all other users.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Tree Accountancy Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £663k. 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
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£318k
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Manchester City · Oldham · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.4m£1.2m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2022£1.1m£906k
31/03/2021£1.0m£789k

Common questions

Is DISABILITY STOCKPORT CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity delivered a £162,039 surplus with total income of £1,503,243 against expenditure of £1,341,204. Free reserves increased to £321,000, though this is below the trustees' stated policy target of six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity holds significant fixed assets valued at £960,711 and maintains a stable financial position with no material uncertainties reported. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Tree Accountancy Limited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2026£20kNeuroConnect: Veterans Autism & Brain Injury Social Group
Sport England19/06/2025£14kLakeside Ex-Forces: Brew, Banter & Stroll
UK government25/03/2025£19kArmed Forces Charities (Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust) FY24/25
UK government05/10/2023£15kCovenant Fund
UK government22/02/2023£10kCovenant Fund
UK government10/02/2023£33kCovenant Fund
Stockport MBC24/01/2023£20kGrant to Disability Stockport
Stockport MBC11/10/2022£1kGrant to Disability Stockport
Stockport MBC02/01/2022£500Grant to Disability Stockport
Stockport MBC01/02/2021£10kGrant to Disability Stockport
Disability Action01/11/2020£5kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
UK government26/08/2020£92kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Stockport MBC06/04/2020£1kGrant to Disability Stockport
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2020£269kStockport Centre for Independent Living
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2018£10k40 YEAR CELEBRATIONS
The National Lottery Community Fund09/03/2015£362kStockport Independent Living Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2013£6kStockport Centre for Independent Living inclusive design and delivery confe
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2010£9kCelebrating Disability Week
The National Lottery Community Fund23/08/2004£2kDisability Awareness Conference

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EQUALITY TOGETHER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DISABILITY STOCKPORT CIO£1.5m—0below—no doubt
EQUALITY TOGETHER FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE FY2025£576k—0within6.0%material uncertainty
DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED FY2025£994k—0unclear—noted
DISABILITY DIRECT FY2025£4.2m——above—no doubt

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