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DISABILITY WALES / ANABLEDD CYMRU

Registered charity 517391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WALES COUNCIL FOR THE DISABLED

To promote the understanding, adoption and implementation of the Social Model of Disability throughout Wales. To remove all disabling barriers in society. To recognise and address the nature of multiple discrimination against disabled people including race, gender, sexual orientation, age, belief and language. To develop strong and effective organisations led by disabled people across Wales.

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Latest income
£302k
Latest spending
£337k
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall deficit for the year of £34,656, with free reserves decreasing to £106,904. The trustees note that the charity is heavily reliant on funding from a single source, the Welsh Government, and have set aside designated reserves to cover potential reorganisation costs and ensure core work continues.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Welsh Government (64% of income)
“Welsh Government 150,000 45,000 195,000 150,000” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3-6 months of core and delivery costs plus a designation for reorganisation (held: £107k)
“the directors have set aside in designated reserves a target level that includes 3-6 months of core and delivery costs plus a designation for reorganisation.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis on the basis that grants from Welsh Government will continue to be forthcoming in the future. The charity's core grant from Welsh Government is secured until 31 March 2026.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£569k
Total spending
£534k
Reserves (reported)
£462k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~10.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£302k£337k
31/03/2024£267k£448k
31/03/2023£569k£534k
31/03/2022£606k£552k
31/03/2021£552k£446k

Common questions

Is DISABILITY WALES / ANABLEDD CYMRU financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an overall deficit for the year of £34,656, with free reserves decreasing to £106,904. The trustees note that the charity is heavily reliant on funding from a single source, the Welsh Government, and have set aside designated reserves to cover potential reorganisation costs and ensure core work continues. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/12/2011£48k"The Story at 40: the lives and times of disabled people in Wales"