# DISABILITY INFORMATION BUREAU

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1124371
- **Other names:** MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT DISABILITY INFORMATION BUREAU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 6, 2008
- **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=1124371


## Contact

- **Address:** Pierce ST, MACCLESFIELD, Macclesfield
- **Postcode:** SK11 6ER
- **Phone:** 01625501759
- **Email:** info@dibservices.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dibservices.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESLIVING IN MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND (HEREINAFTERREFERRED TO AS "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") BY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY;(A) PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES SO THAT THEY MAYLEAD ACTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION BY ENABLING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO BECOME MOREINVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARDS POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE PROVISIONOF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES;(C) ADVANCING EDUCATION AMONGST ORGANISATIONS IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE ANDVOLUNTARY SECTORS IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS, SHARE BEST PRACTICE ANDINCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

**Activities:** Information and Advice on all disability mattersBenefit support Providers of the Work ProgrammeShopmobilityIT CentreAssessment for adaptive technologyVolunteering opportunitiesAccess appraisals and issuesAwareness training in equality and diversityEmployment Support and TrainingWheelchair loan and Radar Keys to buyMeeting room to hire

**Area of benefit:** MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, 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, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £191264 | £229227 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £223720 | £249719 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £258934 | £284577 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £252559 | £300249 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £300781 | £295784 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Alison Herdson — appointed Jan. 17, 2023
- MICHELLE SIMPSON — appointed Sept. 21, 2021
- Mary Passmore — appointed Jan. 19, 2023
- Philip Andrew Richards — appointed Jan. 26, 2021