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 supports disabled people through local care services including residential homes, supported living, domiciliary support, day services, activity centres, respite care, transition services, and employment and skills support. 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]
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- ^ "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.