# DISABLED LIVING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 224742
- **Other names:** CRIPPLES HELP SOCIETY, DISABLED LIVING SERVICES, THE CRIPPLES HELP SOCIETY (MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND)
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 7, 1963
- **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=224742


## Contact

- **Address:** Burrows House, Unit 10, Priestley Road, Wardley Industrial Estate, Worsley
- **Postcode:** MANCHEST
- **Phone:** 01616078200
- **Email:** info@disabledliving.co.uk
- **Website:** www.disabledliving.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 5 The Charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the advancement of health and the relief of those in need by reason of ill-health or disability in particular by the provision of services, products and equipment for children, adults or older people who have a disability, their carers and the professionals who support them.

**Activities:** A leading voluntary organisation primarily operating in the North West, providing advice and information about assistive technology (equipment and products) to help disabled adults, children and older people make a more informed choice which enables easier, safer and more independent living. Through BBUK and Kidz events, Disabled Living deliver services which make an impact nationally.

**Area of benefit:** MANCHESTER, SALFORD AND NORTH WEST ENGLAND




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1155498 | £1528765 | £1388690 | 24 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1780124 | £1694814 | £1761957 | 20 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1382764 | £1441006 | £1676647 | 20 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1254319 | £1049169 | £1734889 | 19 |
| March 31, 2021 | £586161 | £816347 | £1529739 | 18 |



## Trustees

- **PAULA JANE BROWN** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 30, 2012
- ALAN NORTON
- GERRY YEUNG
- Gary Alfred Owen — appointed Oct. 14, 2016
- Gerard Cosgrove — appointed Sept. 7, 2021
- Jaime Elizabeth Gee — appointed Oct. 13, 2017
- Jamaine Anthony Campbell — appointed Dec. 6, 2018
- Joshua Wintersgill — appointed Oct. 14, 2020
- PHILIP JOHN DOWNS MBE — appointed Nov. 8, 1991
- Sarah Louise Jones — appointed Dec. 5, 2019