THE DISABILITIES TRUST

Active
Company number 02334589Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1989

Key figures

£96,111,000-6.6%
Net assets 2024/25
-6.6%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
050 m100 m150 m2023/242024/25

† THE DISABILITIES TRUST filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 87300

Where the company stands among the 6,572 active companies whose first SIC code is 87300 (Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled).

Turnover£94,000
Lower than 90% · median £4,341,233 among 347 that publish turnover
Net assets£96,111,000
Higher than 99% · median £104,862
Total assets£106,936,000
Higher than 99% · median £469,017
Cash£4,017,000
Higher than 99% · median £91,199
Employees1,800
Higher than 99% · median 9
Company age37.8 years
Older than 97% · median 7.0 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RUNWOOD HOMES LIMITED£448.5m
  2. ASPEN TOWER PROPCO 2 LIMITED£386.8m
  3. THE SUSANNA INITIATIVE£190.3m
  4. COLTEN CARE LIMITED£179.2m
  5. THE DISABILITIES TRUST£96.1m
  6. CARE SOUTH£75.2m
  7. HC-ONE PROPERTIES 5 LIMITED£72.6m
  8. JOCAP LIMITED£67.4m
  9. JEWISH BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED SOCIETY£61.2m
  10. COLTEN CARE (1993) LIMITED£59.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 6,572. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE DISABILITIES TRUST

What kind of company is it?

THE DISABILITIES TRUST is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 02334589. It was incorporated on 12 Jan 1989. Its status is active. The registered office is in Burgess hill (RH15). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is residential care activities for the elderly and disabled (87300), social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled (88100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £94,000. Net assets were £96,111,000, down 6.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £4,017,000. The company had an average of 1,800 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 6,572 active companies whose first SIC code is 87300: By turnover it ranks lower than 90% of the 347 that publish turnover (median £4,341,233). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £104,862). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £469,017). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £91,199). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 9). It is older than 97% of them (median age 7.0 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 30 public contract award notices from 17 public sector buyers since 2015. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £309.4m. Its most frequent buyer is Ministry of Justice (6 contracts). 14 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £183.7k, from Ministry of Justice.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 800797) with a latest reported income of £74.9m. It is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a provider with 20 active locations, 17 of them rated good or outstanding. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 0.9% higher than for men.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover61,140,00094,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,067,0004,017,000
Total assets113,079,000106,936,000
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity102,916,00096,111,000
Average number of employees1,6291,800

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

30 contracts

THE DISABILITIES TRUST is named as a supplier in 30 public contract award notices from 17 public sector buyers since 2015. The 12 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £309.4m. 14 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers17
Ministry of Justice
6 contracts · £2.2m
Milton Keynes Council
3 contracts
NHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
3 contracts
Nottinghamshire County Council
2 contracts · £351.3k
Essex County Council
2 contracts
Contracts
  1. Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a Specialist Hospital Setting (Complex Care) in Liverpool, Knowsley, Warrington and HaltonNHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
  2. Con_25370 Brain Injury Support Services (Wales)Ministry of Justice · £648,513
  3. Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) - Con_25370 Brain Injury Support Services (Wales)‡Ministry of Justice · £648,513
  4. Social, Personal & Nursing Care for Adults within a Specialist Hospital Setting (Complex Care) in Liverpool, Knowsley, Warrington and HaltonNHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
  5. SSD 23 10 - Derbyshire Framework for Specialist Residential Care and Nursing Homes (under 65 years)‡Derbyshire County Council · shared by 20 suppliers, up to £128,000,000 in total · runs until Mar 2034
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  1. Residential Neurological Rehabilitation at Level 2bNHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board · £5,154,321
  2. Continuing Health Service in Cheshire & MerseysideNHS CHESHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD
  3. BHCC Adults Community Support and Supported Living Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)‡Brighton & Hove City Council · £1,640,000
  4. Care and Support for Adults and Young People Preparing for Adulthood Flexible Purchasing System‡Liverpool City Council
  5. RESIDENTIAL CARE PLACEMENT (Physical Disability) - 723d (LB)‡Nottinghamshire County Council · £351,303 · runs until Dec 2026
  6. Trainee Nurse Associate - The Disabilities Trust‡Health Education England · £16,000
  7. Complex Residential Framework‡Essex County Council · shared by 24 suppliers, up to £168,000,000 in total · runs until Jan 2027
  8. Supported Living Services Open Framework - Second Reopening 2024‡Milton Keynes City Council · shared by 34 suppliers, up to £60,000,000 in total
  9. con_21509 ROIF - Brain Injury Support Services‡Ministry of Justice · £442,500
  10. Probation Services Dynamic Framework (PSDF) - Brain Injury Link Worker - South Wales‡Ministry of Justice · £147,500
  11. DF Brain Injury Link Worker for South Wales‡Ministry of Justice · £147,500
  12. General Nursing Care (General)‡NHS CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND PETERBOROUGH INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · £9,278
  13. Supported Living Open Framework - AWARD‡Milton Keynes Council · shared by 35 suppliers
  14. Bradford and District Residential and Nursing Care Homes Provider ListCITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · £300,000,000
  15. Supported Living Framework re-opening August 2021‡West Sussex County Council · shared by 49 suppliers, up to £248,000,000 in total
  16. National Collaborative Framework for Adults (18+) in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care Homes & Care Homes with Nursing for the National Health Servi…‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · shared by 95 suppliers, up to £463,000 in total
  17. Framework for Adults 18+ in MH&LD Care Homes/and with Nursing‡NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University… · shared by 77 suppliers, up to £338,565,700 in total
  18. Expansion of Care Home Services for People Aged 16 upwards Framework Agreement‡Nottinghamshire County Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £100,000,000 in total
  19. Milton Keynes Council - Supported Living for People with Learning Disabilities and Autism‡Milton Keynes Council · shared by 4 suppliers, up to £12,000,000 in total
  20. Milton Keynes Council - Supported Living for People with Learning Disabilieties and Autism Preferred Provider List‡Milton Keynes Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £12,000,000 in total
  21. GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY - RFP 1087 (prj_1232) - Understanding and meeting the needs of individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or Traumatic Brain Injury…‡Ministry of Justice. · £202,958
  22. Independent Supported Living Services for Adults with a Learning Disability‡South Tyneside Council · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  23. Independent Support Living Services Call-Offs‡South Tyneside Council · shared by 16 suppliers, up to £20,000,000 in total
  24. Residential Care (with or without Nursing)‡ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · shared by 113 suppliers, up to £70,000,000 in total
  25. Supported Living Framework‡Bradford Metropolitan District Council · shared by 43 suppliers, up to £120,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

THE DISABILITIES TRUST is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £183.7k.

Grant
  1. Needs of individuals with Acquired Brain Injury or Traumatic Brain InjuryMinistry of Justice · £183,708 · Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in English and Welsh male prisons and Welsh approved premises.

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 0.9% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 1.6% lower
Employer size
1000 to 4999 employees
Lower pay quarter74% womenLower middle73.7% womenUpper middle73.7% womenUpper pay quarter76.3% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 2.1% higher
women 2.4% lower
2023/24
women 1.6% higher
women 1.6% lower
2022/23
women 5% higher
women 1.9% lower
2021/22
women 2.6% higher
women 1% lower
2020/21
women 1.4% higher
women 2.1% lower
2019/20
no gap
no gap
2018/19
women 0.1% higher
women 0.7% higher
2017/18
women 1.2% higher
women 2.5% higher

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 800797
Registered with the Charity Commission
23 Jan 1989
Income, year to 31 May 2025
£74.9m
Spending
£81.7m

The principal activities of Brainkind which is the operating name of the charity. This includes rehabilitation and support solutions for people with profound physical impairments, acquired brain injury and learning disabilities, as well as for children and adults with autism.

View on the register of charities

Care Quality Commission20 locations
Rated outstanding
1
Rated good
16
Rated requires improvement
1
Rated inadequate
1
Care home beds
268
  1. GoodShinewater CourtEastbourne · Residential social care · 39 beds · rated 10 Sep 2026
  2. InadequateThomas Edward Mitton HouseMilton Keynes · Residential social care · 16 beds · rated 15 Jul 2026
  3. GoodBrainkind Neurological Centre YorkYork · Acute hospital - Independent specialist · rated 6 Mar 2026
  4. GoodMill StreetLiverpool · Community based adult social care services · rated 22 Dec 2025
  5. Requires improvementVictoria HouseHull · Residential social care · 25 beds · rated 24 Jan 2025
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  1. GoodWest Heath HouseBirmingham · Residential social care · 24 beds · rated 1 Oct 2021
  2. GoodRegistered Area Office Home CareHorsham · Community based adult social care services · rated 8 Jul 2021
  3. OutstandingJane Percy HouseCramlington · Residential social care · 25 beds · rated 3 Apr 2020
  4. GoodStagenhoe ParkHitchin · Residential social care · 50 beds · rated 15 Jan 2020
  5. GoodBrain Injury Rehabilitation Trust - Bristol RoadBirmingham · Residential social care · 8 beds · rated 9 Jan 2020
  6. GoodDisabilities Trust - 9 Twyford LaneMilton Keynes · Residential social care · 9 beds · rated 22 Nov 2019
  7. GoodBrain Injury Rehabilitation Trust - Cook Close (Dover Court)Harwich · Residential social care · 4 beds · rated 9 May 2019
  8. GoodMyland HouseColchester · Residential social care · 5 beds · rated 27 Apr 2019
  9. GoodKent HouseAylesbury · Residential social care · 22 beds · rated 13 Feb 2019
  10. GoodNorthwest Community ServicesPreston · Community based adult social care services · rated 11 Jan 2019
  11. GoodDaniel Yorath HouseLeeds · Residential social care · rated 1 Nov 2018
  12. GoodOsman HouseLeeds · Residential social care · 16 beds · rated 8 Sep 2018
  13. GoodFen HouseEly · Residential social care · 25 beds · rated 18 Aug 2018
  14. GoodBixley Road SchemeBurgess Hill · Community based adult social care services · rated 9 Dec 2017
  15. Not RatedWestgate CourtYork · Community based adult social care services

Active registered locations in England with their latest overall rating. View the provider at the CQC

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £94k, net assets £96.1m, 1,800 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £61.1m, net assets £102.9m, 1,629 employees
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.