DISABILITY INITIATIVE

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
DI provides support to people with physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries, enabling them to develop their abilities and to increase their participation, involvement and independence. DI works to build a person's confidence and self-esteem and develops strategies to prevent further disability or deterioration. This is achieved through a range services delivered from its centre in Surrey.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income includes £2,500 from 1 government grant(s)
People

8 Trustee(s)
17 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Disability
- People With Disabilities
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Bracknell Forest
- Hampshire
- Surrey
- Windsor And Maidenhead
- Wokingham
Governance
- 04 September 1995: Standard registration
- DISABILITY INITIATIVE (Previous name)
- DISABILITY INITIATIVE LIMITED (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
8 Trustee(s)
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Sir Andrew Valentino Morris Sir | Chair | 24 June 2019 |
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Andrew Cochrane | Trustee | 18 March 2024 |
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Dominic Whittle | Trustee | 05 December 2022 |
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ELIZABETH KENNEDY | Trustee | 20 April 2016 |
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John Scott | Trustee | 20 April 2016 |
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ROBERT NIGEL RICKETTS | Trustee | 19 April 2016 |
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Marianne Caulder | Trustee | 19 April 2016 |
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Geoff Bignell | Trustee | 24 August 2015 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £590.98k | £305.14k | £692.18k | £235.92k | £359.14k | |
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Total expenditure | £597.25k | £56.44k | £690.63k | £246.90k | £295.66k | |
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Income from government contracts | £340.56k | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £114.14k | £52.55k | £7.03k | £2.50k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £31.51k | N/A | £143.16k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £557.63k | N/A | £494.90k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Investment | £1.84k | N/A | £48 | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Other | £0 | N/A | £52.55k | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | N/A | £200 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £561.41k | N/A | £645.43k | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £35.84k | N/A | £45.19k | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £7.47k | N/A | £9.68k | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | N/A | £0 | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 24 September 2024 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 24 September 2024 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 10 October 2023 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 10 October 2023 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 10 February 2023 | 102 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 10 February 2023 | 102 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 03 November 2021 | 3 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 03 November 2021 | 3 days late | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 21 October 2020 | On time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 21 October 2020 | On time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/03/1995 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 15/10/2012 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/01/2013 as amended on 24 Apr 2023
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY IN EACH CASE ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FOR: (1) THE PROMOTION OF RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF DISABILITY, HOWEVER CAUSED, OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY; (2) THE MAINTENANCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF DISABLED PEOPLE.
Area of benefit
NATIONAL
Contact information
- Address:
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RESOURCE CENTRE
KNOLL ROAD
CAMBERLEY
SURREY
GU15 3SY
- Phone:
- 01276676302
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