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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.

13,628 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 4,162 5.86%
£10k - £100k 3,915 5.58%
£100k - £250k 1,537 6.89%
£250k - £500k 959 8.80%
£500k - £1m 639 9.30%
£1m - £10m 1,064 11.69%
Over £10m 330 14.78%
Total 12,606 6.54%

Distribution by charity regulator

Regulator Charities with tag Percent of all charities
ccew 9,548 5.58%
oscr 3,600 14.52%
ccni 480 6.66%
Total 13,628 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.
£345,552,000
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
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
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.’
£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: 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 .
£197,363,000

Ten random charities

Name Latest income
SWIM NARBERTH [Charity number: 1162606]
A community swimming pool that provides swimming activities, including lessons for schools and all ages. From Lifeguard, Life Saving and other training courses, social and health activities including 55plus Club, Parent & Toddler, Aquarobics, Disability Club, Canoe Club, Ladies only swimming, public swimming and much more. We also facilitate Free Swimming for certain age groups and Familys
£241,208
CUMBRIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION [Charity number: 1075120]
We make grants to local charities, groups and individuals, manage grant-making funds on behalf of individuals and organisations, and promote giving to build long term capital funds to benefit the community in the future.Our grants target activities which help children and young people, older people and their carers, people with disabilities, the unemployed and people on low incomes.
£11,470,244
THE HUB YEOVIL COMMUNITY SUPPORT CHARITY [Charity number: 1159016]
The Hub is a social enterprise, delivering innovative person-centred and vocational skills-development training for people with learning disabilities and difficulties to enjoy employment and active citizenship. Work-coaches support vulnerable people to thrive and enjoy 'real' working lives in the charity's trading companies and to learn new skills as part of the charity's micro-enterprises.
£766,299
ST EDMUNDSBURY NEWSTALK ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 282332]
We are a local charity for the Blind & Partially Sighted in the West Suffolk Council area. We provide weekly audio newsletters on digital memory stick, containing news extracted from local newspapers, and bi-monthly audio magazines containing interviews, short stories and articles of local interest.The service is free of charge to Listeners including the supply of digital players.
£4,773
THE CHATTELL CHARITABLE WILL TRUST [Charity number: 1132198]
Beneficiaries are to include British Red Cross Society, East Cheshire Hospice Millbank Drive Macclesfield, Salvation Army, RSPCA, Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, Hearing Dogs for the Deaf, Macmillan Cancer Relief, National Trust, British Heart Foundation for the benefit of the Knutsford Branch, PDSA, RNIB, Royal Hospital Chelsea and the Children's Society RNLI and Wood Street Mission
£8,714
Foyle Deaf Association [Charity number: NI103601]
Relieve the needs of hearing impaired people particularly in Northern Ireland. Primarily to provide a centre for deaf people, run by deaf people, to ensure they are understood and can participate with eachother with ease and in a non-discrimatory fashion. To advance education through sign language; educate people about signed languages; deaf awareness and cultures; promote sign language cultural activities (including the visual and performing arts, music and literary activities) in all its forms; educate the general public by promoting awareness and organising research into the history, folklore and cultural heritage of the sign languages community; promote public events delivered through or taken in sign language; train and develop the skills of people in the sign language field, function as a sign language community organisation and as a language development agency to assist sign language users with issues concerning sign language rights and access to society in sign languages; promote sign language medium education, encourage the growth of early years education and beyond through sign language.
£140,557
Scottish Property Industry Festival Of Christmas [Charity number: SC020660]
The organisation's charitable purposes are to give financial assistance to charitable organisations providing relief to children and young persons who are in need by reason of ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, with particular emphasis on providing funds for specific capital projects or the acquisition of specified items.
£689,474
CANNOCK CHASE ADVICE CENTRE [Charity number: 1209864]
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF CANNOCK CHASE AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH AN ADVICE CENTRE SERVICE PROVIDING:(A) EDUCATION AND TRAINING RELEVANT TO THOSE NEEDS(B) FREE INFORMATION, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SIGNPOSTING TO ACCESS FURTHER SUPPORT/SERVICES; AND(C) SUCH OTHER SUPPORT AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE
Early Years Focus Uganda [Charity number: SC045028]
a) the advancement of education by b)The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by
£538
THE CLIFTON AND LIGHTCLIFFE SUBSCRIPTION BAND ASSOCIATION [Charity number: 506516]
To foster a love and interest in music general and in particular, music for brass bands. to maintain and support the band by raising funds and to give instruction to young people and others of ether sex in all sections of the community including disabled unemployed and ethnic minorities in the playing and manipulation of instruments normally comprised in brass band and orchestras generally.
£19,353