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People with disabilities BE200

People with disabilities is a tag in the UK-CAT classification of charities in the UK. It is part of the Beneficiary group categoryand the People with disabilities subcategory.

13,638 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 6.71% of all charities.

Keywords to find charities

UK-CAT categories are applied to charities based on a set of keywords, in the form of a regular expression.

The regular expression used to find charities in this tag is:

\b(disabilit(y|ies)|disabled|wheelchairs?|brain injur(y|ies)?|special needs|learning difficulties|disabled .*(people|person|children)s?|physically disadvantaged|autis(tic|m)|down syndrome|deaf|blind|visually impaired|handicapped)\b

Distribution by size of charity

Income band Charities with tag Percent of all charities
Under £10k 4,158 5.83%
£10k - £100k 3,912 5.59%
£100k - £250k 1,522 6.90%
£250k - £500k 947 8.76%
£500k - £1m 620 9.27%
£1m - £10m 1,059 11.77%
Over £10m 319 14.67%
Total 12,537 6.53%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 9,566 5.59%
oscr 3,590 14.50%
ccni 482 6.70%
Total 13,638 6.71%

Ten largest charities (by income)

Name Latest income
Barnardo's [Charity number: SC037605]
The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit: To promote the care, safety and upbringing of children and young people by:- supporting and assisting those in need, their families and carers. promoting their health. and advancing their education. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
£326,134,000
THE SHAW TRUST LIMITED [Charity number: 287785]
Shaw Trust provides services to people who are disabled or otherwise disadvantaged, principally to help them find employment or to develop work and independence skills.
£315,754,000
The Shaw Trust Limited [Charity number: SC039856]
The objects of the company are: (a) To relieve any person who is in need because of any disability or because of any other disadvantage resulting from unemployment, youth, age, financial hardship, ill-health or because they are offenders, ex-offenders or are at risk of offending. (b) The promotion of the health, equality and independence of disabled people. and (c) The prevention and relief of poverty. in particular by providing education, training, rehabilitation, support, employment opportunities and personal development opportunities. The company will be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.
£315,754,000
Wheatley Homes Glasgow Limited [Charity number: SC034054]
2 The objects of the Association are: 2.1 to provide for the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage through the provision, construction, improvement and management of land and accommodation and the provision of care. and 2.2 any other purpose or object permitted under Section 24 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 which is charitable both for the purposes of Section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and also in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts.
£300,542,000
Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind [Charity number: SC038110]
' To take or promote measures for the prevention and cure of blindness in the countries and territories specified under article 4 of this our charter and for the education, rehabilitation, training and employment of the blind in those countries and territories and ' To foster collaboration among organisations concerned with blindness and its prevention and to promote and where appropriate, to participate in national, regional and international activities likely to prevent blindness and benefit the blind in any part of the world.
£285,809,000
ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND [Charity number: 207544]
Seventy five per cent of blindness in the world is either avoidable or treatable. Sightsavers works with partners in developing countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. Our work alleviates poverty among poor and marginalised communities and thus helps to realise the internationally accepted Millenium Development Goals.
£285,595,000
Royal National Lifeboat Institution [Charity number: SC037736]
The object of the Institution ('the Object') shall be to save lives at sea and on inland and flood waters. In order to achieve the Object, the powers of the Institution shall without limitation include the following:- to promote safety and provide relief from disaster at sea and on inland and flood waters. to advance the education of the public in matters relating to safety at sea and on inland and flood waters and in the history and heritage of the Institution. to promote the efficiency of rescue services at sea and on inland and flood waters. and to relieve and assist those who have been involved in saving lives at sea and on inland and flood waters in any capacity, and who are in need of such relief or assistance by reason of poverty, disability, infirmity or otherwise, and their dependants.
£251,300,000
Royal Mencap Society [Charity number: SC041079]
‘The charity's objects ('Objects') are specifically restricted to advancing the health, education and the well-being of people with a learning disability and their families and carers (the beneficiaries) by providing, procuring or facilitating care, services and facilities and to advance equality and diversity for people with a learning disability.’
£228,027,000
ST ANDREW'S HEALTHCARE [Charity number: 1104951]
The UK's leading independent charitable provider of specialist mental health care, working with the NHS in the UK to meet the needs of those with psychiatric illness, developmental disability, acquired brain injury and related disorders. The range of services is available to men, women, and young people with needs in mental health, learning disability, brain injury and/or neurological impairment.
£217,813,703
COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE [Charity number: 519996]
COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE WORK ACROSS THE WHOLE OF THE CARE SPECTRUM DELIVERING DIVERSE SUPPORT AND CARE SERVICES ACROSS ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. THE CHARITY PROVIDES SUPPORTED LIVING FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING OR PHYSICAL DIFFICULTIES AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS .
£169,787,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
Glasgow East End Community Carers [Charity number: SC022118]
The company's objects are: (1) To relieve the needs of individuals resident in the east end of Glasgow (the 'Operating Area') and suffering from any form of mental or physical disability, illness or impairment (which may include age associated problems) and their carers. (2) To promote and/or provide training in skills associated with the care of people resident in the Operating Area and suffering from any form of mental or physical disability, illness or impairment. (3) To provide facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation for the purpose of improving the conditions of life of individuals resident in the Operating Area and suffering from any form of mental or physical disability, illness or impairment and their carers. (4) To promote, establish and operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature.
£2,963,941
POOR'S ALLOTMENTS [Charity number: 239008]
To help needy, elderly and disabled people in the village
£2,650
North Glasgow Community Food Initiative [Charity number: SC036842]
(a)The prevention of or to relieve poverty, particularly among the residents of North Glasgow (“the Operating Area”) including through promoting and taking action to address food justice and food insecurity. (b)To advance education, particularly among residents of the Operating Area (c)To preserve, protect and improve the mental and physical health of individuals resident in the Operating Area, and to assist in the relief of ill health, and the provision of health education for such individuals (d)To promote the physical and mental health of people (and particularly those resident in the Operating Area) who suffer from mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment or have particular needs by reason of current or past drug, solvent and/or alcohol abuse (e)To promote training, particularly among residents of the Operating Area, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment (f)To encourage, stimulate and support volunteering principally in the Operating Area (g)To promote the rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders by the provision of education and training, and the promotion or support of any project or scheme directed towards the prevention of crime or delinquency (h)To work towards the elimination of discrimination (whether on the grounds of race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation or otherwise), to promote and support equality of opportunity for all residents of the Operating Area irrespective of race, religion, disability, gender or sexual orientation and to promote ham10ny between peoples of different ethnic, racial, social, religious and other groups within the framework of a multi-racial and inclusive society. (i)The advancement of environmental protection or improvement.
£453,592
Helensburgh & Lomond Carers (SCIO) [Charity number: SC033382]
The objects of the charity are to promote, for the benefit of carers (as defined in Clause 6): (a) the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by providing information, advice and support services within the area defined in Clause 4. (b) the advancement of the education of the general public, influential individuals and relevant organisations on matters relating to the social welfare of carers: (c) the advancement of citizenship through volunteering in the delivery of services. and (d) any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding objects.
£569,641
SOMERS TOWN MOSQUE LTD [Charity number: 1133473]
Relieve poverty, sickness and distress infirmity, disability or youth.Health Activities,Eeducation and training activities.Facilities for recreation and leisure , disadvantaged inhabitants who are in need of facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, poverty or social and educational circumstances.To organise, perform prayer and Islamic activities for men and women.
£80,999
RISE PARK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 1020302]
The Association manages a community centre providing many and varied activities for people of all ages and disabilities in the local community in the promotion of health and fitness, art and crafts, and social events including general charitable purposes.
£9,752
MAXABILITY [Charity number: 1162002]
To provide for the relief of needs of disabled persons including:1.Services and support for their wellbeing;2. Facilities for their recreation, training, education and medical rehabilitation residing in London Borough of Barnet; and3. Promoting independent living, advocating social inclusion and equality and developing and providing opportunities for them to engage in economic activity.
£206,833
Mary Cameron Foundation [Charity number: SC050529]
The organisation's purposes are: c the advancement of religion, f) the advancement of citizenship or community development, g the advancement of arts, heritage, culture or science, (i) the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, the advancement of animal welfare, n the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage (including relief given by the provision of accommodation or care).
£3,337
CRANLEIGH RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION GROUP [Charity number: 1125242]
Providing horse riding for disabled children and adults
£78,776
Sports Development Committee [Charity number: SC036503]
To provide or assist in the provision in the interests of social welfare of facilities for physical recreation and sport for people having physical or sensory disability.