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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.

13,621 charities have been tagged with this tag. This represents 6.69% 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 4,313 6.06%
£10k - £100k 3,910 5.55%
£100k - £250k 1,524 6.80%
£250k - £500k 984 8.89%
£500k - £1m 649 9.31%
£1m - £10m 1,070 11.66%
Over £10m 330 14.67%
Total 12,780 6.60%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 9,542 5.56%
oscr 3,617 14.50%
ccni 462 6.61%
Total 13,621 6.69%

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.
£345,552,000
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
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.
£291,074,000
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.
£291,074,000
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.’
£244,357,000
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.
£235,558,118
Community Integrated Care [Charity number: SC039671]
The principal Object of the Charity is to promote for the public benefit the relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, or disability throughout the United Kingdom in such a way as the Charity shall from time to time think fit by:
£197,363,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
Special Needs Tuesday Club [Charity number: SC023377]
The objectives of the Club shall be to provide a safe environment for those persons with learning disabilities, their peers and carers residing in the Buchan Area by co-ordinating, identifying and widening opportunities for them both social and cultural.
£13,837
ONE BIG HAPPY [Charity number: 1186722]
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THOSE PARENTS/CARERS WHO ARE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL OR OTHER HARDSHIP BY:A. CREATING AND MAINTAINING PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND FORUMSB. PROMOTING ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES, INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND THE SIGNPOSTING OF PROGRAMMES AND/O
£837
CROMER CARES [Charity number: 1196069]
General Charitable activities supporting residents in Cromer, Norfolk, and the surrounding villages who are suffering due to ill health, disability, social care need, economic hardship, and other crises.
£84,381
WALIDAYN [Charity number: 1214698]
Walidayn provides poverty relief Internationally with dedicated programmes aimed at providing nutritious food, clean water through hand pumps and water wells to poor and needy families and communities, also assisting in provisions for shelter and education. Promoting the mental and physical health of the elderly and those with special needs, helping promote awareness and providing healthcare needs
Highland Disabled Ramblers [Charity number: SC032233]
The advancement of health of its members through outdoor recreation and appreciation of the countryside.
£3,242
ANSTEY COMMUNITY HALL [Charity number: 1062502]
101 - General Charitable purposes109 - Arts / Culture110 - Sport / Recreation113 - Economic / Community Development / Employment201 - Children / Young People202 - Elderly / Old People203 - People with a disability / Special needs207 - General Public / Mankind305 - Provides Buildings / facilities / open space
£17,223
ASSISTANCE DOG COUNCIL [Charity number: 1187252]
GIVE TRAINING SUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIES FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE DOGS (AD) TO ASSIST WITH THEIR DISABILITIES AND WITH WELFARE. ADVISE & SUPPORT AD HANDLERS USING PUBLICATIONS & THE EXPERTISE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. LIAISE BETWEEN SERVICE PROVIDERS (SP) & AD HANDLERS WITH DISPUTES. EDUCATE SP'S ON AD'S & THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. CONFIRM THE AD HANDLERS HAS A DISABILITY DEFINED IN THE EQUALITY ACT 2010.
£2,650
CREDO CARE FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1217757]
THE OBJECT OF THE CREDO CARE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE A FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES WITH DISABILITIES, SPECIAL AND COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR HOMES, OR THE PROVISION OF SPECIAL EQUIPMENT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACCOMMODATING THOSE DISABILITIES AND OTHER NEEDS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CREDO CARE FOUNDATION FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
OUR VISION OUR FUTURE [Charity number: 1208850]
THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN DERBYSHIRE, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR DISABILITY, WE DO THIS BY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:1) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, SELF-ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT;2) PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INVOLVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND INCLUDING TRANSPORT;3) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES.
£85,355
AVIATION WITHOUT BORDERS [Charity number: 1117373]
Providing humanitarian assistance through aviation services: air cargo shipments of medical and other supplies for and with other charities; aviation discovery days for disabled or disadvantaged children in UK; escorting of sick children to UK for medical treatment; plans to support our Dutch sister organisation (LZG) in operating a small light aircraft for humanitarian missions in East Africa.
£6,858