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THE DISABILITIES TRUST

Registered charity 800797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISABLED HOUSING TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC038972 (OSCR)

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Latest income
£74.9m
Latest spending
£81.7m
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a £6.8 million deficit for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £96.1 million. Despite this financial loss and challenges with occupancy levels, the trustees confirm that free reserves and cash balances are sufficient to continue operating as a going concern. The charity maintains a stated free reserves target of £8 million, against which its actual free reserves of £12.98 million are currently held.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £220,001 - £230,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £125k)
“In the band £220,001 - £230,000 1”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £8 million (held: £13.0m)
“The Charity has a target level of free reserves of £8 million and the Trustees consider that a minimum amount of immediately liquid reserves of £3 million is necessary.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£74.9m
Total spending
£81.7m
Cost of raising funds
£159k
Reserves (reported)
£8.0m
Employees
1,800

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£74.9m£81.7m
31/05/2024£61.1m£66.8m
31/05/2023£67.5m£55.4m
31/05/2022£53.0m£57.4m
31/05/2021£52.2m£51.0m

Common questions

Is THE DISABILITIES TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a £6.8 million deficit for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets to £96.1 million. Despite this financial loss and challenges with occupancy levels, the trustees confirm that free reserves and cash balances are sufficient to continue operating as a going concern. The charity maintains a stated free reserves target of £8 million, against which its actual free reserves of £12.98 million are currently held. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE DISABILITIES TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £220,001 - £230,000 band.