DISABILITY CROYDON

Registered charity 1134405 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing services across the range of disabilities for people in the Croydon area . The service include Advocacy , Employment Services , Information and Advice and general supportDisability Croydon provides bespoke Disability Awareness Training - Hidden Disability Awareness Training and Training on Equalities and Discrimination to Employers and employees in the Private and Public Sector

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WITHIN CROYDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY;A ELIMINATING BARRIERS AND EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN SOCIETY WITHIN THE SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY.B PROMOTING THE REALITIES OF SELF-REPRESENTATION AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES.C ADVISING ORGANISATIONS OF EFFECTIVE CONSULTATION METHODS AND ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN SERVICES AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES WHICH AFFECT THEIR LIVES.D INCREASING AWARENESS OF DISABILITY ISSUES AMONG NON-DISABLED PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS.

Area of benefit: CROYDON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Croydon, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,485 for the year ended 31 March 2025, moving from a net liability position in the previous year to total funds of £11,674. The trustees consider this a positive step towards improved financial resilience, although they note that reserves remain modest in the context of ongoing commitments. The charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a level that supports the charity’s ongoing commitments, provides a degree of flexibility to manage cashflow and unforeseen events, and supports responsible decision-making in the context of funding uncertainty (reserves figure: £12k)

“The trustees aim to maintain reserves at a level that supports the charity’s ongoing commitments, provides a degree of flexibility to manage cashflow and unforeseen events, and supports responsible decision-making in the context of funding uncertainty.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £114,270 — grants £114,270 (10); 82% of the £140,068 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £72,360 — grants £72,360 (4); 71% of the £102,109 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 6
Government income: £102,739 — grants £102,739 (5); 93% of the £110,877 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Amie Cham
Andrew Peter Daughtrey
Christian Sinclair
Fatima Sanneh
SEDLEY WILSON · trustee of 1 other charity
caite Ni Ceileachair

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£140k	£126k
31/03/2024	£102k	£105k
31/03/2023	£111k	£115k
31/03/2022	£116k	£108k
31/03/2021	£49k	£52k

Common questions

Is DISABILITY CROYDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,485 for the year ended 31 March 2025, moving from a net liability position in the previous year to total funds of £11,674. The trustees consider this a positive step towards improved financial resilience, although they note that reserves remain modest in the context of ongoing commitments. The charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DISABILITY CROYDON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DISABILITY CROYDON as a grant recipient include AXIS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
AXIS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£7k	Community hub accessible toilet and drop-in café

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/04/2025	£19k	HUB@OURSPACE -CONTINUED
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/05/2022	£10k	OURSPACE
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/03/2020	£10k	FRIENDSHIP CLUB

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 INMAN CHARITY	2	£10k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£160k
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£125k
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON	1	£99k
Fight for Sight	1	£44k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)	1	£41k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£40k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	1	£25k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DISABILITY CAN DO.

DISABILITY CAN DO income £118k
Croydon Mencap income £1.2m
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION income £592k
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY income £3.9m
LODDON SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LTD income £194k
DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH income £629k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DISABILITY CROYDON	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DISABILITY CAN DO FY2025	£118k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
Croydon Mencap FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION FY2025	£592k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
REACH LEARNING DISABILITY FY2025	£3.9m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
LODDON SOCIAL ENTERPRISE LTD FY2025	£194k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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