Registered charity · No. 1079831Charitable company
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Disability Direct
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Disability Direct is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Disability Direct (number 1079831) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Disability Direct do?
Disability Direct is a support service for disabled people. We are also an umbrella agency for smaller groups of disabled people. We are an organisation of disabled people and currently employ 14 paid staff and 35 volunteers.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Disability Direct
Answers Disability Direct gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Disability Direct's highest-paid staff paid?
Disability Direct's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 7 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,000
1
£100,001–£110,000
1
£80,001–£90,000
1
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
3
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Disability Direct's money come from?
Disability Direct reported £4.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £3.5m (83%), charitable activities £397k (10%), investments £304k (7%).
Trading and fundraising events£3.5m · 83%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£397k · 10%
Investments£304k · 7%
Donations and legacies£4,075 · 0%
Does Disability Direct receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Disability Direct. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Disability Direct reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Disability Direct as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Disability Direct's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body; Other Charitable Activities.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Disability Direct registered for?
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Disability Direct yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Disability Direct.
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The register data used for this profile lists Disability Direct as a registered charity (number 1079831) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Disability Direct's charity number?
Disability Direct's charity number is 1079831. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1079831?
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What does Disability Direct do?
Disability Direct is a support service for disabled people. We are also an umbrella agency for smaller groups of disabled people. We are an organisation of disabled people and currently employ 14 paid staff and 35 volunteers.
Does Disability Direct have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Disability Direct. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Disability Direct?
Disability Direct's website listed in our register data is http://www.disabilitydirect.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Disability Direct's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Disability Direct's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 7 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Disability Direct's money come from?
Disability Direct reported £4.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £3.5m (83%), charitable activities £397k (10%), investments £304k (7%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Disability Direct?
The register records Disability Direct as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Disability Direct's trustees paid?
Disability Direct's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Disability Direct registered as a charity?
Disability Direct was entered on the register on 13 March 2000. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03891119).