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65/100 Clarity Score · 3 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

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Is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited a good charity?

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited scores 65/100 (3 stars, Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£994k total income, 100% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Sheffield · S1 4FW Reg 1112712 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited do?

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited is a registered charity (no. 1112712) working in disability in Sheffield · S1 4FW. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 100% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 1 month of reserves, though its recent accounts were filed late. Reported income has been growing (≈22% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes.

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In short: DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED scores 65 out of 100 (3 stars). 100% average program spend (2-year average, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below.

What is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited?

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited has a Clarity Score of 65 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars, Needs improvement). Charity Commission registration number 1112712. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Disability. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £994k, with 100% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: late. Reserves: approximately 1 month of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation.

Data from Charity Commission register, last updated .

Overall score

65/100

3★ · Needs improvement

Cause spend

100%

2-yr avg · charitable activities

Accountability

63/100

Finance beacon

Income

£994k

Latest year 2025

Reserves

1 mo

1 month of running costs

Accounts filing

Late

Check register

Fundraising efficiency not stated · 0% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: medium

How does DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED compare?

Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED scores higher than.

Income band (£500k–£1m)17thpercentile

Scores higher than 17% of 2,187 charities in its income band · 65/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).

Disability charities16thpercentile

Scores higher than 16% of 711 charities in this cause · 65/100 vs 79 peer average (marker).

How reliable is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2025
Filing date
Profile reviewed

Medium confidence — some data missing or late

Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

What is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

63/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts.

33% 5/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

67% 2 trustees · 10/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

100% 10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

53/100

Financial Health metrics for DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of cash)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts.

33% 1 month · 5/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

20% 48% · 1/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

100% 100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

40/100

Community Support metrics for DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

40% 35 volunteers / 47 staff · 4/10 pts

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What is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's Clarity Score?

65/100 total · Needs improvement · 3 of 5 stars

Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings.

63/100
Accountability & Transparency
53/100
Financial Health
100/100
Financial Efficiency
40/100
Community Support

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

63/100

Filing history (5 years)5/15 pts
Trustee oversight2 trustees · 10/15 pts
Declared policies10/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

53/100

Reserves (months of cash)1 month · 5/15 pts
Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets48% · 1/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

100/100

Program expense ratio100% · 10/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

40/100

Volunteer-to-staff ratio35 volunteers / 47 staff · 4/10 pts

How much does Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited raise and spend?

Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings

DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED revenue and expenses for 2025
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £994k
Total expenditure £1000k
Charitable activities £1000k 100%
Governance & admin £4k 0%
100%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2025) · £1000k spent

  • Charitable activities100%
  • Governance0%

What trust indicators does Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: late

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    2 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    47 employees · 35 volunteers (1:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice.

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Official register

Reg 1112712

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Hannah Cartledge since 2024
  • Keith Campbell since 2025
How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

Full methodology →

Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

How have Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's finances changed over five years?

£0k £300k £600k £900k £1200k 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Income 2021: £445k Spending 2021: £386k Cause spend 2021: £0k Income 2022: £569k Spending 2022: £522k Cause spend 2022: £0k Income 2023: £556k Spending 2023: £579k Cause spend 2023: £0k Income 2024: £625k Spending 2024: £621k Cause spend 2024: £621k Income 2025: £994k Spending 2025: £1,000k Cause spend 2025: £1,000k
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend

Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts

What are the key facts about Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited?

Overall score
65/100 (3★)
Income
£994k
Cause spend
100% of expenditure
Reg number
1112712
Scope
Local (sheffield)
Reserves
1 month
Trustees
2
Accounts year
2025
Filing
late

Where DISABILITY SHEFFIELD CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING LIMITED sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited a good charity? +

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited scores 65 out of 100 (3 stars — Needs improvement) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities and its accounts are late. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited a legitimate charity? +

Yes — Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 1112712). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/1112712. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact.

What is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's charity number? +

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's charity number is 1112712. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's charity rating? +

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited scores 65 out of 100 on CharityCompare (3 stars — Needs improvement). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, 100% of Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (2-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's overheads? +

According to its 2025 regulator filing, combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 0% of total expenditure at Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register.

How much income does Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited receive? +

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited reported £994k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: late (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited based? +

Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited is listed at Sheffield · S1 4FW, focused on disability.

How does CharityCompare score Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Disability Sheffield Centre for Independent Living Limited's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.