Registered charity · No. 1138585Charitable company
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Disability Rights UK
Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Disability Rights UK is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty.
Disability Rights UK (number 1138585) 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 Rights UK do?
Disability Rights UK is the largest UK organisation led by people with all types of impairment or health condition.We are disabled people leading change, working to strengthen the voice of disabled people to make our rights real and to create a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Disability Rights UK
Answers Disability Rights UK 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 Rights UK's highest-paid staff paid?
Disability Rights UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Disability Rights UK's money come from?
Disability Rights UK reported £2.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2m (89%), donations and legacies £223k (10%), investments £30k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £160k.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2m · 89%
Donations and legacies£223k · 10%
Investments£30k · 1%
Does Disability Rights UK receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Disability Rights UK. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Disability Rights UK 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 Rights UK 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 Rights UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research.
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 Rights UK registered for?
Education/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Why is there no Clarity Score for Disability Rights UK yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Disability Rights UK.
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The register data used for this profile lists Disability Rights UK as a registered charity (number 1138585) 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 Rights UK's charity number?
Disability Rights UK's charity number is 1138585. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1138585?
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What does Disability Rights UK do?
Disability Rights UK is the largest UK organisation led by people with all types of impairment or health condition.We are disabled people leading change, working to strengthen the voice of disabled people to make our rights real and to create a society where everyone with lived experience of disability or health conditions can participate equally as full citizens.
Does Disability Rights UK have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Disability Rights UK. 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 Rights UK?
Disability Rights UK's website listed in our register data is http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org. 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 Rights UK's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Disability Rights UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (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 Rights UK's money come from?
Disability Rights UK reported £2.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2m (89%), donations and legacies £223k (10%), investments £30k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £160k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Disability Rights UK?
The register records Disability Rights UK 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 Rights UK's trustees paid?
Disability Rights UK's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Disability Rights UK previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Disability Rights UK: The Disability Rights Partnership.
When was Disability Rights UK registered as a charity?
Disability Rights UK was entered on the register on 26 October 2010. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 07314865).