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Leonard Cheshire Disability
Leonard Cheshire is a major health and welfare charity working in the United Kingdom and running development projects around the world. It was founded in 1948 by Royal Air Force officer Group Captain Leonard Cheshire VC.
Leonard Cheshire's aims are to support disabled people to live, learn and work as independently as they choose - whatever their ability.[1] The charity provide specialist support to disabled people including those who have extremely complex care needs. It runs residential, nursing and supportive living services as well as offering employment programmes for young disabled people. It also runs political campaigns on issues affecting disabled people.
In 2013–14 it had income of over £162 million, placing it in the top 40 of UK charities.[2] Around 90% of this income came from government grants, and around £18 million in donations (2013/14).[3]
- ^ "What we do". Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Top 10 charities by income". Charity Commission. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ^ Hodges, Dan (1 February 2016). "Too many of our 'charities' are nothing of the sort". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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