Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 18

DISABILITY EQUALITY (NW)

Furthers the human rights of disabled people in the North West of England (predominantly Lancashire) through a range of user led support services, events and activities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appeared to be in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£560	£531	£29	£11	£765	£742	16.8	28	11
31/03/22		£481	£508	£-28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21		£674	£549	£125	£9	£764	£638	14	25	7
31/03/20		£653	£556	£98	£7	£639	£560	12.1	23	25
31/03/19		£742	£463	£279	£2	£541	£507	13.1	22	25
31/03/18		£639	£481	£158	£5	£262	£248	6.2	25	0
31/03/17		£502	£410	£92	£1	£104	£97	2.8	20	0
31/03/16		£233	£255	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£272	£250	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£216	£253	£-37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£252	£302	£-50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£233	£237	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£280	£335	£-55	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£375	£306	£68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£257	£257	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£247	£182	£66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£265	£245	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 97%
Reserves/Spending: 16.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
Quick Ratio: 10.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 18 years

www.disability-equality.org.uk

hello@disability-equality.org.uk

01772558863

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Lancashire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

28 employees
11 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£297,637
DCMS	£32,433
Disability Action	£18,742

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Post Pandemic Advice needs: Assist & Analyse
£9,955	05/08/2022	This project will run a weekly advice café to support disabled people in person with their post pandemic advice needs. It will offer support with new claims for disability benefits for people with ....more This project will run a weekly advice café to support disabled people in person with their post pandemic advice needs. It will offer support with new claims for disability benefits for people with long Covid and other new acquired impairments and long term conditions.
National Lottery Community Fund - SAFETY FIRST
£278,682	20/10/2021	Disability Equality (NW) supports and empowers disabled people to achieve independent living and realise their full socio-economic potential in society. Funding will enable the group to continue to ....more Disability Equality (NW) supports and empowers disabled people to achieve independent living and realise their full socio-economic potential in society. Funding will enable the group to continue to provide support to disabled people across Preston South Ribble and Chorley.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£18,742	01/11/2020	The project is to employ a community link worker who will contact partner organisations and local disabled people to ensure key messaging is clear, consistant and available to disabled people
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£32,433	08/07/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Dare to go Digital
£9,000	26/02/2020 11	The organisation will develop their social media and web based platforms to better support disabled people using digital methods, with the aim of improving access to support.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability Hate Crime: Support to Report
£373,000	26/09/2018 36	Disability Equality NW will develop a targeted approach to addressing disability hate crime and build a peer-led support service for victims. They will work with local authorities and housing ....more Disability Equality NW will develop a targeted approach to addressing disability hate crime and build a peer-led support service for victims. They will work with local authorities and housing providers in specific neighbourhoods to raise awareness of hate crime, and deliver a road-show approach to engage difficult to reach communities. They will also establish a hate crime ambassadors programme for disabled volunteers to provide training for agencies, organisations and individuals.
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Work Pay
£9,570	10/01/2018 12	The group will deliver employability skills training, mentoring and support sessions to young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities who are not in education and who don't access social ....more The group will deliver employability skills training, mentoring and support sessions to young people with mild to moderate learning disabilities who are not in education and who don't access social care services. This will help the young people to improve their confidence and ability to access employment or volunteering opportunities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Developing from negatives
£386,239	16/12/2014 36	Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Disability Equality NW
£25,000	28/09/2012	the salary of the CEO

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-63

PRATAP PARMAR Appointed: 2023

DANIEL DUCKWORTH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Administrator

LOUISE GILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Informal Carer

MARK HARRIS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

NEIL DARBY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing Manager

ROYSTON STEPHEN ALDWIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Police Community Support Officer

KATHERINE JAYNE DOBSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Self Employed

RAKHI AMIN, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/2006, number: 1114622
Registered at Companies House on 13/07/2005, number: 05506903

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR23: 57 days late,

Main office

Disability Equality (nw) Ltd
23-25 Sedgwick Street
PRESTON
PR1 1TP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, LIVING IN PRESTON AND SURROUNDING AREA SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD ACTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES INTEGRATED IN THE SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PRESTON AND THE SURROUDING AREA.

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