Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Diverse Abilities' mission is to enable children and adults with disabilities to achieve their full potential by providing a lifetime of sustainable support and educational services. We offer the broadest choice of high quality services tailored to individual needs and support people primarily across Dorset and West Hampshire local authority areas, but further afield if required.

Latest income

£10.4m

Expenditure

£10.6m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £7.5m £6.9m
2022-03-31 £8.0m £7.8m
2023-03-31 £8.3m £8.5m
2024-03-31 £9.6m £9.3m
2025-03-31 £10.4m £10.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £857k
Charitable activities £9.4m
Trading £132k
Investment income £39k
Total income £10.4m

Spending

Charitable spend £10.2m
Raising funds £384k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £21k
Total expenditure £10.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £8.6m
Total funds £8.7m
— restricted £104k
— unrestricted £8.6m
— endowment £0
Total assets £8.7m
Cash £1.5m

People

Employees 411

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Accommodation/housing

Who it helps

  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.