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Disability Direct

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1079831
Status
Registered
Registered
March 13, 2000
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Derby And In The Surrounding Regions

Address

Address
Disability Direct
The Richard Shaw Centre
20 Royal Scot Road
Pride Park
DERBY
DE24 8AJ

Activities

Disability Direct is a support service for disabled people. We are also an umbrella agency for smaller groups of disabled people. We are an organisation of disabled people and currently employ 14 paid staff and 35 volunteers.

Objects: Shall Be To Provide Relief For Disabled People In Derby And In The Surrounding Regions, By The Provision Of, But Without Limitation: A Drop In Centre To Facilitate Independent Living Opportunities And Information And Advice Which Directly Relieves The Need Of The Beneficiaries Whether They Have A Learning Difficulty Or Physical Or Sensory Impairment And Identification And Development Of New Services Which Either Directly Or Indirectly Facilitates Disabled People's Ability To Live Independently.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
What
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Barnet, Derbyshire, Kent, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Surrey, Wigan

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £4,165,274 £3,870,625 £1,725,168 90
March 31, 2024 £3,254,872 £3,123,204 £1,391,191 70
March 31, 2023 £2,367,955 £1,978,880 £1,310,208 51
March 31, 2022 £1,513,775 £1,424,177 £921,133 51
March 31, 2021 £1,559,948 £1,366,658 £831,535 56

Trustees

Name Appointed
Robin Wood (Chair)
Amin Saquib July 1, 2024
Dominic Rees-Jones May 1, 2021
Dr Adarsh Batra Jan. 16, 2025
Melanie Elliot Oct. 1, 2025
Peter Cade Feb. 1, 2023
Stephen Peter Aspey July 20, 2023