HOLIDAYS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS

With more than 40 years' experience, this outfit provides short breaks to disabled people and their carers, mostly at its five centres in the UK. In 2007-08, it provided over 7,100 such holidays. The charity also offers a range of care services for disabled people and in 2007-8 it merged with two smaller charities to expand its services. The annual report is relatively forthcoming but leaves some questions unanswered, especially about the charity's finances.

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QUALITY OF REPORTING

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62 %
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SIZE OF CHARITY...

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Large
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HIGHEST SALARY

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Under £60k
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ETHICAL INVESTMENT POLICY

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Unknown
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Reviewed: 2009-03-23     Accounts ending: 2008-01-31

IN SHORT

Who/what it helps

  • Disabled people
  • Visually impaired people
  • Their families & carers

Where

  • UK

Providing

  • Holidays
  • Day care
  • At-home care
  • Residential care

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VITAL STATISTICS

ANNUAL EXPENDITURE
£10,110,000
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Of all the charities we profile...
- Less than £1m is tiny
- £1m to £5m is small
- £6m to £10m is medium
- £11m to £50m is large
- Above that is very rare
SPENT ON CHARITABLE WORK
82%
The rest usually goes into raising more income. A little covers legal requirements.


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