HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST
The charity assists the disabled through the free loan of toys and equipment designed for the use and development of the disabled.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £45,939 and total net assets of £80,727. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £72,657, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted operating costs. The trustees confirmed the charity is able to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Raising funds 12,263”
“The aspiration is for this to be at a level of at least 3 months (but no more than 12 months’) equivalent of the charity’s unrestricted operating costs.” — page 4
Trustees
- Moishe Bodnerchair
- Chaim Kluger
- Dovy Leaman
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £131k | £85k |
| 31/03/2024 | £53k | £51k |
| 31/03/2023 | £52k | £45k |
| 31/03/2022 | £45k | £35k |
| 31/03/2021 | £32k | £17k |
Common questions
Is HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £45,939 and total net assets of £80,727. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £72,657, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' unrestricted operating costs. The trustees confirmed the charity is able to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST as a grant recipient include DAVID LISTER CHARITABLE TRUST, MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE TIM HENMAN FOUNDATION, THE TRUEMARK TRUST, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/11/2025 | £20k | Enable Me |
| Postcode Lottery | 08/10/2025 | £40k | Unrestricted Funding |
| Sport England | 07/05/2025 | £13k | Enable Me |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/03/2024 | £20k | Sense of Freedom |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/06/2022 | £10k | Equipped and Enabled |
| City Bridge Foundation | 15/02/2022 | £16k | Grant to Helping Disabilities Trust |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/06/2021 | £10k | Equipped and Enabled |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/04/2020 | £10k | Supporting SEN at Home |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST | 2 | £4k |
| THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £374k |
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £251k |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
| THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE GRIMMITT TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| BRUCE WAKE CHARITY | 1 | £6k |
Charities like this
- HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE
- EQUALITY TOGETHER
- CORNWALL MOBILITY CENTRE LIMITED
- THE HELPING FOUNDATION
- THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE
- IMAGINE ACT AND SUCCEED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELPING DISABILITIES TRUST | £131k | — | 0 | above | 9.4% | no doubt |
| HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE | £272k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EQUALITY TOGETHER | £1.2m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CORNWALL MOBILITY CENTRE LIMITED | £1.2m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| THE HELPING FOUNDATION | £34.8m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE | £576k | — | 0 | within | 6.0% | material uncertainty |