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Disability Law Service

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Disability Law Service is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include disability.

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What are the key facts about Disability Law Service?

Reported income · year ending 2025-05-31
£899,247
Reported spending · year ending 2025-05-31
£925,554
Registered charity number
280805
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
17 Oval Way
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Disability Law Service (number 280805) 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 Law Service do?

Disability Law Service provides a high quality legal service for disabled people, their families, enablers and carers. Charity also provides specialist information and advice and training to other disability organisations and service providers.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Disability Law Service

Answers Disability Law Service gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 May 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Disability Law Service's highest-paid staff paid?

Disability Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Disability Law Service's money come from?

Disability Law Service reported £899k total income for the year ending 31 May 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £807k (90%), donations and legacies £92k (10%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£807k · 90%
  • Donations and legacies£92k · 10%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Disability Law Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Disability Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
01408520 (Companies House)
Also known as
The Disability Law Service
Previous names on the register
Network for the Handicapped Limited
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

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 Law Service registered for?

Disability

Why is there no Clarity Score for Disability Law Service yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Disability Law Service. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Disability Law Service?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Disability Law Service a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Disability Law Service as a registered charity (number 280805) 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 Law Service's charity number?
Disability Law Service's charity number is 280805. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 280805?
Search 280805 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Disability Law Service do?
Disability Law Service provides a high quality legal service for disabled people, their families, enablers and carers. Charity also provides specialist information and advice and training to other disability organisations and service providers.
Does Disability Law Service have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Disability Law Service. 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 Law Service?
Disability Law Service's website listed in our register data is http://www.dls.org.uk. 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 Law Service's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Disability Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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 Law Service's money come from?
Disability Law Service reported £899k total income for the year ending 31 May 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £807k (90%), donations and legacies £92k (10%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Disability Law Service?
The register does not record Disability Law Service as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Disability Law Service's trustees paid?
Disability Law Service's annual return for the year ending 31 May 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Disability Law Service previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Disability Law Service: Network for the Handicapped Limited.
When was Disability Law Service registered as a charity?
Disability Law Service was entered on the register on 27 October 1980. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01408520).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.