Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 18

DISABILITY RIGHTS UK

Disability Rights UK works to create a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens. We strengthen the voice of disabled people to make our rights real, as an effective national organisation led by people with a wide range of impairments or health conditions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 13 years

www.disabilityrightsuk.org

enquiries@disabilityrightsuk.org

03309950400

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,627	£1,608	£19	£87	£333	£58	0.4	24	3
31/03/22		£1,451	£1,442	£9	£69	£314	£242	2	22	2
31/03/21		£1,465	£1,340	£126	£60	£305	£231	2.1	21	6
31/03/20		£1,396	£1,261	£135	£69	£180	£85	0.8	21	10
31/03/19		£1,470	£1,450	£20	£61	£45	£36	0.3	23	10
31/03/18		£1,724	£1,669	£55	£67	£25	£19	0.1	25	0
31/03/17		£1,949	£1,723	£226	£60	£-30	£-46	-0.3	25	0
31/03/16		£1,646	£1,551	£95	£227	£-256	£-296	-2.3	23	0
31/03/15		£3,155	£2,304	£850	£253	£-335	£-399	-2.1	18	0
31/03/14		£1,697	£1,710	£-13	£189	£-1,186	£-1,266	-8.9	20	0
31/03/13		£2,300	£2,294	£6	£864	£-1,283	£-1,403	-7.3	29	0
31/03/12?	*	£2,657	£2,961	£-304	£738	£-757	£-954	-3.9	30	0
31/07/11		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 5.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 61%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 17%
Reserves/Spending: 0.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

24 employees
3 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sport England	£1,408,809
Three Guineas Trust	£675,000
The Legal Education Foundation	£285,000
City Bridge Trust	£193,750
National Lottery Community Fund	£111,000
Department of Health	£80,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£17,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Three Guineas Trust - Policy and campaigns team
£390,000	02/02/2024	Towards the policy and campaigns team
Three Guineas Trust - Costs of disabled people attending the UNCRPD
£35,000	02/02/2024	Towards the costs of disabled people from organisations across the UK attending the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva.
Sport England - COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
£134,140	23/03/2022	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Together Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Together Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
The Legal Education Foundation - Building quality and capacity in Disabled People's Organisations
£285,000	10/11/2021	Working with Deaf & Disabled People’s Organisations to strengthen the provision of advice and information and enhance referral networks.
Three Guineas Trust - Towards new policy team
£250,000	16/09/2021	Towards new policy team
Sport England - Specialist Partner Investment
£5,694	05/07/2021 35	Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Specialist Partner Investment. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Specialist Partner Investment. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
£250,000	12/04/2021 20	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to www.disabilityrightsuk.org
£18,750	01/03/2021	£18,750 towards the salary costs over 12 months for two core salaries, as detailed in the application, together with a contribution towards running cost.
Sport England - COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund
£250,000	16/07/2020 3	Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and ....more Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Tackling Inequalities Fund. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Specialist Partner Investment
£578,619	06/07/2020 47	Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Specialist Partner Investment. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Specialist Partner Investment. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disabled people leading change
£111,000	25/06/2020 8	Disability Rights UK works to support people with disabilities by sharing information giving advice through their helplines and their policy work. This funding will support core costs to ensure the ....more Disability Rights UK works to support people with disabilities by sharing information giving advice through their helplines and their policy work. This funding will support core costs to ensure the organisational core services can continue. The funding will also be used to continue running helplines to support people with disabilities through the pandemic.
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: advice and information for disabled people and advice organisations
£10,000	01/06/2020 3	Covid-19: contribution to the cost of producing advice and information for disabled people and advice organisations associated with the impact of Covid-19/Coronavirus: Organisation led by disabled ....more Covid-19: contribution to the cost of producing advice and information for disabled people and advice organisations associated with the impact of Covid-19/Coronavirus: Organisation led by disabled people.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£17,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Department of Health - Lived Experience Alliance - formerly the Win-Win Alliance (Supplier: Disability Rights UK)
£80,000	28/04/2020	See HWA summary:Working with the VCSE sector - encourange two way flow of information and inteliigence betweeen the Sector and the System.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£175,000	30/01/2020 60	£175,000 over five years towards the salaries, operating and management costs of the London element of the Independent Living Helpline and Members’ Advice Line.
Sport England - Specialist Partner Investment
£190,356	22/08/2019 47	Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Specialist Partner Investment. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Specialist Partner Investment. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Department of Health - Health and Wellbeing Alliance-Win Win Alliance
£60,000	01/04/2019	The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as being an interface between the Department and the VCSE sector.
Sport England - Development and Transition
£26,228	19/03/2019 2	Funding under Sport England's National Programme funding programme for a Revenue project titled Development and Transition. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Barrow Cadbury Trust - Disabled People’s Organisations and social investment
£60,000	24/05/2018 10	To research and explore practical means through which user-led organisations (ULOs) can better engage with social investment, and to develop Disability Rights UK as a social investment broker
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£15,000	16/05/2018	purchase of IT equipment for a charity which works with disabled people in London
Department of Health - Health and Wellbeing Alliance-Win Win Alliance
£60,000	01/04/2018	The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system ....more The Health & Wellbeing Alliance consists of 21 organisations from the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector. These organisations engage in intensive co-production with system partners on emerging policy priorities, as well as being an interface between the Department and the VCSE sector.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£134,000	28/02/2018 48	Towards the unrestricted core costs of an organisation working to ensure disabled people have independence and control over their own lives.
Sport England - Sport & ExerciseThrough Personal Budgets
£262,874	09/01/2018 40	Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled Sport & ExerciseThrough Personal Budgets. This project is a Athletics project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled Sport & ExerciseThrough Personal Budgets. This project is a Athletics project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Department of Health - HWA T2 Win Win Alliance
£46,500	01/04/2017	Disability as an asset, disabled staff networks, equivalent networks and arrangements, disability confident and supporting the workforce disability equality standard.
Department of Health - Disability Rights UK
£60,000	01/04/2017	Health and Wellbeing Alliance
Sport England - Research and Evaluation
£13,000	27/02/2017 2	Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Research and Evaluation'. This project is a Sport Participation and Capacity Building project, with a ....more Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Research and Evaluation'. This project is a Sport Participation and Capacity Building project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
Sport England - Research and Evaluation
£13,000	27/02/2017 1	Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Research and Evaluation. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus ....more Funding under Sport England's Funded Partners funding programme for a Revenue project titled Research and Evaluation. This project is a Sport participation and capacity building project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
John Ellerman Foundation - Core funding towards information and advice work
£70,000	21/07/2016 24	Towards the core costs of its advice work to disabled people and support organisations, including an independent living helpline, members' advice service and online information.
Sport England - Sport & ExerciseThrough Personal Budgets
£791,171	26/11/2014	Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sport & ExerciseThrough Personal Budgets'. This project is a Athletics project, with a focus on ....more Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Sport & ExerciseThrough Personal Budgets'. This project is a Athletics project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£80,000	16/07/2014 24	£80,000 over two years (2 x £40,000) towards the salary and related running costs of information and advice services benefitting disabled Londoners.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£92,000	09/04/2014	Towards the pilot phase of the Leadership Academy, enabling talented people with a disability to move into more senior work roles.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£20,000	04/12/2012	Towards a feasibility study for a proposed Leadership Academy for disabled people.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Disability Alliance
£119,000	14/03/2012 36	towards three years' salary and associated running costs of a part-time Development Worker to support organisations and individuals to understand and use personalisation budgets across the UK
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£15,000	31/01/2012	Towards costs of the merger of three UK-wide disability organisations; Disability Alliance, the National Centre for Independent Living and the Royal Association for Disability Rights.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£68,500	22/09/2011	Towards the merger of three UK-wide disability organisations; Disability Alliance, the National Centre for Independent Living and the Royal Association for Disability Rights.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Disability Rights UK
£40,000	05/05/2011	Towards the costs of unifying the Disability Alliance, National Centre for Independent Living and Radar into a single charitable company.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-63

ATIF ALAM CHOUDHURY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Commercial Director

CLAIRE IVREEN NEVIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Equality & Inclusion Information Officer

CLENTON FARQUHARSON MBE Appointed: 2023

DR FIONA CREABY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Academic & Researcher

DR NAOMI LOUISE CATHERINE JACOBS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Researcher And Disability Equality Trainer

GREGORY STEWART SMITH Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of User Experience

LIZ LEACH MURPHY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Manager

MADELINE JAYNE CLOSE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

MOSTAFA ATTIA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Researcher & Consultant

SHELLEY SIMMONDS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Secretary

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/2010, number: 1138585
Registered at Companies House on 14/07/2010, number: 07314865

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

07/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (NCIL)
07/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from DISABILITY ALLIANCE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATION LIMITED
07/01/2014 - Asset transfer in from THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS
08/10/2020 - Asset transfer in from DSA-QAG

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR12: 14 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from DSA-QAG on 08/10/2020

Main office

Plexal
14 East Bay Lane
Here East
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Stratford
E20 3BS

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(1) TO PROMOTE DISABLED PEOPLE'S INDEPENDENT LIVING AND THEIR SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING THEM FROM BEING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED OR BY ASSISTING THEM TO PARTICIPATE AS EQUAL CITIZENS IN SOCIETY;(2) TO PROMOTE THE EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SUPPORT;(3) TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE THE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OF DISABLED PEOPLE, AND TO MEET THEIR NEEDS;

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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