Registered charity (CIO) · Lancaster
Independent-ME
Independent-ME is a registered charity (number 1168680) based in Lancaster, governed by 1 trustee and chaired by Graeme Ellis since 2016. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 1 trustee
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 5 more
- Where
- Cumbria, Lancashire
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022£150£150
- 2021£3k£3k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 100%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE IN LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DISABLED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- ESTABLISHING USER LED FORUMS AND NETWORKS THAT WILL ENABLE PARTICIPATION BY DISABLED PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES;- WORKING WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF EQUALITY ISSUES AND TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE;- PROVIDING TRAINING TO DISABLED PEOPLE WHICH WILL ENABLE THEM TO GAIN CONFIDENCE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY;- PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
1 trustees on the board
- Graeme Ellis Chair since 2016
Trustees past 6 years
- Graeme Ellis Chair since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1168680
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 09 Aug 2016
- Contact on the register
- 01524700015 · contactus@independent-me.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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