Disability Can Do
What it does
Disability Can Do works with, and supports disabled adults and carers to break down the barriers, big and small, that restrict their life choices and opportunities.We place their needs at the centre of our services and empower people by providing information, advice and support that enables them to make informed decisions and choices in their lives and improves their overall well-being.
Its charitable purposes
1) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY IMPROVING THE AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION, ADVICE AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR SUCH PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR CARERS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Disability
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
- Caerphilly
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £118,476 and spent £100,742.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £118,476 | £100,742 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2024 | £104,648 | £107,193 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £112,901 | £136,884 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2022 | £109,126 | £160,836 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2021 | £215,682 | £182,017 | Not reported | 5 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 45%, from £215,682 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £118,476 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 85% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £200 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £6,839 from 4 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £24,000 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 11 grants to this charity since 2014, worth at least £1,448,457.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£1,212,267, 5 grants
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales£157,884, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£56,200, 1 grant
- Disability Action£12,106, 1 grant
- Garfield Weston Foundation£10,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £378,542 |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales |
In the Senedd and Welsh Government
Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.
14 October 2024
Named by Elisa Vigna in the Senedd
…th a learning disability working in a business, because we often, within the project, saw the stigma attached to what people with a learning disability can do. But Engage to Change proved it wrong: people were engaging in a variety of jobs, such as sales and retail, admin, catering and hospitality,…
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Roger BevanChair
- Helen Amberry
- Jonathan Curtis
- Maurice Alexander McCartney
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 30 January 2026, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 October 2024, 93 days early | Received 30 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 May 2024, 111 days late | Received 21 May 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 29 June 2023, 149 days late | Received 29 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 19 May 2022, 108 days late | Received 18 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1163190
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 August 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 19 Aug 2015
- Website
- www.disabilitycando.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.