# DISABILITY POSITIVE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1091744
- **Other names:** CHESHIRE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, CHESHIRE DISABILITIES FEDERATION, Cheshire Centre for Independent Living
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** April 24, 2002
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1091744


## Contact

- **Address:** SENSION HOUSE, DENTON DRIVE, NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE
- **Postcode:** CW9 7LU
- **Phone:** 08453402777
- **Email:** info@disabilitypositive.org
- **Website:** www.disabilitypositive.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOCIAL MODEL, AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE OR MAY BE EXCLUDED DUE TO BARRIERS IN SOCIETY (REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF EXCLUSION) BY: MEETING AND FACILITATING THE SUPPORT NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTING AND INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, WORK AND/OR VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY; ASSISTING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE CHOICES AND ACCESS THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY MAY REQUIRE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT; SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY MAY CARRY OUT SOCIAL ROLES (FOR EXAMPLE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PARENT, EMPLOYEE, STUDENT, FRIEND AND PARTNER); AND PROMOTING INCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PREVENTING THE EXCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

**Activities:** We are Disability Positive. We provide services, opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions. We have services to help people with everyday life and being part of their local community. We offer advice, help with practical tasks and advocate for people in lots of different situations and we share peoples' experiences to influence positive change.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
- Lancashire
- Liverpool City
- Manchester City
- Warrington
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4198967 | £4080665 | £1910891 | 138 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3884406 | £3808373 | £1792589 | 139 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3167338 | £3212456 | £1716556 | 89 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2726857 | £2492700 | £1761674 | 79 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2353226 | £2203339 | £1527517 | 69 |



## Trustees

- Amber Jemma Woodward-Brown — appointed April 27, 2026
- Amie Bridson — appointed June 29, 2022
- Andrew James Galbraith — appointed Jan. 4, 2022
- Anne Elizabeth Toone — appointed May 5, 2022
- Christopher James Warren — appointed Feb. 28, 2020
- Clare Martin — appointed Dec. 12, 2024
- Darren Lee Jackson — appointed April 27, 2026
- Dr Judith Margaret Ford — appointed Oct. 17, 2019
- Ivana Drdakova — appointed April 27, 2026
- Jackson Mills — appointed Dec. 12, 2024
- Michael Morrison — appointed July 19, 2022
- Sara Gretton — appointed Dec. 12, 2024