THE DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION

Registered charity 800435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation is established to advance & promote the physical, mental & spiritual welfare and benefit of persons who are without one or more limbs or otherwise physically disabled. This is delivered through Bader Braves Events, the inclusive information site for amputees www.limblossinformationcentre.com, The Bader Grant Scheme, Amputee games support and all inclusive "Bader Challenge" events.

Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£563
Latest spending
£16k
Registered
1988

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2021)

Total income
£803k
Total spending
£759k
Cost of raising funds
£171k
Reserves (reported)
£80k
Employees
3

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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: 21.3% of total income.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£563£16k
31/10/2024£396k£632k
31/10/2023£377k£461k
31/10/2022£354k£627k
31/10/2021£803k£759k

Common questions

Who funds THE DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DOUGLAS BADER FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE GOSHEN TRUST, THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATION, THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST, THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST, THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GOSHEN TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUSTFY2022£13k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUSTFY2022£13kSecondary - The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£12k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kDisability
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£9k
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£6k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
D C R ALLEN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE JAMES WEIR FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£5kYouth
LANGDALE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2022£5k
The Patricia Routledge FoundationFY2025£5k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2023£5k
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
AXIS FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kFinancial Support Awarded
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2025£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
JOAN AINSLIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2023£4k
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£4k
THE GORDON SANDERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£4k
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2025£3k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2021£3k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIOFY2024£3kOther grants
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2024£3k
MISS W E LAWRENCE 1973 CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£3k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUSTFY2024£3k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£3kOlder & Disabled Persons
THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
MISSES BARRIE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2010£10kBader Braves