Equality Together

What Equality Together does

Equality Together is a UK-registered charity (No. 700084) and company limited by guarantee (No. 2221536) operating as a user-led organisation for disabled people, their carers and families within the Bradford Metropolitan District. Headquartered at Manningham Mills Community Centre on Lilycroft Road, Bradford, the organisation employs approximately 10 staff and runs a portfolio of interrelated services: free, impartial Information and Advice on complex needs and welfare benefits; Self and Group Advocacy; the Live Well & Safe Bradford Independent Living Centre providing sensory needs advice and equipment hire (including lightweight wheelchairs); the COPe Carers Outreach Project running social groups across multiple Bradford District venues; the Manningham Wellbeing Hub; Holibreak+ bespoke holiday planning; and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training and consultancy for organisations. The Co-Production Partnership, jointly managed with BTM (Bradford Talking Media) and funded by Bradford Metropolitan District Council's Health and Wellbeing department, formalises disabled people's input into statutory service design and includes representation on the local HOSC scrutiny committee.

The business model is non-commercial and grant-dependent. Core funding flows from Bradford Metropolitan District Council (including Lot 2 commissioning for advocacy services); supplementary grants come from the National Lottery Community Fund, Cnet, and the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership. Revenue is augmented by individual donations, fundraising events, and nominal fee-bearing activities: room and venue hire at Manningham Mills Community Centre (including Lister's Coffee Shop), affordable equipment hire, and small-ticket community activities such as £0.75 Cuppa & Cake sessions, £4 embroidery classes, and £5 COPE breakfasts. No technology products, apps, or APIs are operated; all services are delivered in person or by telephone, with brand presence on Facebook and email newsletter.

The go-to-market motion is community-led: clients are reached through GP and school referrals, local-authority signposting, self-referral, and word-of-mouth across the disability community in Bradford. The organisation maintains a multi-stakeholder partnership architecture including BTM, Bradford Council, WYCA, CABAD, and BAVIP. Strategic priorities visible from the data are product diversification (particularly EDI training as a B2B revenue line), deep embedding in Bradford's integrated care system, and broadening governance via trustee recruitment across the Bradford District & Craven footprint.

Name

Equality Together

Legal name

Equality Together

Website

https://equalitytogether.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Equality Together is a Bradford, UK-based user-led charity providing free information, advice, advocacy, equipment hire, and community support to disabled people, carers, and families across the Bradford Metropolitan District.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Community Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM), Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Welfare benefits advice
• Carer support services
• Community disability services
• Disability equipment hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Bradford, West Yorkshire

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Charitable donations from individuals and organisations supporting disabled people and carers in the Bradford Metropolitan District. The organisation actively fundraises and accepts donations through its website and community events.
2. Room and Venue Hire: Manningham Mills Community Centre offers room hire facilities, including Lister's Coffee Shop, for community use and generates rental income.
3. Equipment Hire: Affordable equipment hire including lightweight wheelchairs and other disability equipment for users in the Bradford area.
4. Grants and Public Funding: Core funding from Bradford Metropolitan District Council's Health and Wellbeing department, with additional funding from Lot 2 commissioning for advocacy services and grants from organisations such as Cnet for specific projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Equality Together is a user-led charity providing free, impartial information and welfare-benefits advice, self and group advocacy, sensory-needs and disability equipment hire, carer outreach, wellbeing hub services, and EDI training to disabled people, carers and families in the Bradford Metropolitan District. It also runs the Co-Production Partnership with BTM and Bradford Council's Health and Wellbeing Department to embed disabled people in service-design decisions.

Product overview

Equality Together operates as a local user-led charity providing a portfolio of interconnected support services for disabled people, their carers, and families in the Bradford Metropolitan District. The core offerings include Information and Advice (benefit and welfare guidance), Self and Group Advocacy (helping people speak up for themselves), Live Well & Safe Bradford (independent living support and equipment hire), and the COPe Carers Outreach Project (support for unpaid carers). Additional services include Holibreak+ (holiday planning/respite), Manningham Wellbeing Hub (health and social care hub), Equality Diversity and Inclusion Training (consultancy), and The Co-production Partnership (a joint initiative with BTM to give disabled people voice in service development). The organization also provides a Warm Space, room hire, and various community groups including Men's Group, Women's Group, BAVIP (Bradford Association for Visually Impaired People), and Talk Together.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Information and Advice Free, impartial, independent and confidential advice service for disabled people, those with complex and continuing health care conditions, and their carers, covering welfare benefits, complex needs benefits, sensory needs, learning disability and mental health issues.
• Self and Group Advocacy Advocacy service helping disabled people take control of decisions about themselves and have their voice heard, including 1-2-1 Self Advocacy and Group Advocacy programs delivered in Bradford.
• Live Well & Safe Bradford Independent Living Centre Independent Living Centre offering self-care and prevention support, sensory needs equipment advice, and affordable equipment hire including lightweight wheelchairs and other disability equipment for users in Bradford.
• COPe Carers Outreach Project Support service for unpaid carers and the people they care for, offering social groups, activities, and a safe space to focus on wellbeing across multiple locations in Bradford District.
• Holibreak+ Bespoke holiday planning service providing an alternative to respite breaks for disabled people and their carers.
• Manningham Wellbeing Hub Wellbeing hub providing health and social care support services at Manningham Mills Community Centre for the Bradford community.
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Training Training and consultancy service covering equality and diversity, disability awareness, governance, and inclusive design, including a self-assessment toolkit and access audits delivered to organisations and businesses.
• The Co-Production Partnership Partnership between Equality Together and BTM, funded by Bradford Metropolitan District Council's Health and Wellbeing department, that brings disabled people into genuine partnership with decision makers on service development.
• Room and Venue Hire (Manningham Mills Community Centre) Room and venue hire at Manningham Mills Community Centre, including the Lister's Coffee Shop, available for community use and organisational meetings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 clients supported
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BTM (Bradford Talking Media)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Co-Production Partnership is jointly managed by Equality Together and BTM. This partnership brings together disabled people with decision makers from Bradford Council's Health and Wellbeing department to ensure genuine co-production in service development.
• Community Action, Bradford & District (CABAD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership developed in collaboration with CABAD to create a tailored EDI self-assessment toolkit for organisations, supporting them through the assessment process and developing practical action plans.
• West Yorkshire Combined AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on travel accessibility for visually impaired people. BAVIP, with Equality Together support, joined with West Yorkshire Combined Authority and local transport providers to host a Visually Impaired Accessibility Travel Drop-In Surgery.
• Bradford District and Craven Health and Care PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organisation shown as logo, working on health inequalities and service delivery for disabled people in the Bradford area.
• Bradford Association for Visually Impaired People (BAVIP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAVIP is a self-led group of people with visual impairments supported by Equality Together. Equality Together supports BAVIP through Lot 2 funding, helping with meeting arrangements, communications, and participation in co-production work.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mencap: Leading UK charity for people with learning disabilities, offering advocacy, advice, and community support. Closely aligned with Equality Together's learning disability and complex needs advice work.
• Leonard Cheshire: International charity supporting disabled people with independent living, employment, and community inclusion. Comparable to Equality Together's independent living focus, though Leonard Cheshire operates at significantly larger scale.
• RNIB (Royal National Institute of Blind People): National charity for blind and partially sighted people. Closely comparable to Equality Together's support for BAVIP (Bradford Association for Visually Impaired People) and the travel accessibility work with West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
• Sense: UK charity supporting people with complex disabilities including sensory impairments. Comparable in delivering advice, advocacy, and community-based services to disabled people, including those with sensory needs served by Equality Together's Live Well & Safe Bradford.
• Scope: UK disability charity providing information, advice, and support for disabled people. Most directly comparable to Equality Together's frontline information, advice, and advocacy services, though Scope operates at national scale.
• Whizz-Kidz: UK charity providing mobility equipment (including wheelchairs) to disabled children and young people. Comparable to Equality Together's affordable wheelchair and disability equipment hire service within Live Well & Safe Bradford.
• Disability Rights UK: National disability-led organisation focused on rights, advocacy, and policy. Comparable to Equality Together's self and group advocacy and Co-Production Partnership work, operating at national rather than city level.
• Carers Trust: UK charity supporting unpaid carers through local partner network. Comparable to Equality Together's COPe Carers Outreach Project and carer support groups across Bradford District venues.

Emerging players

• Locality: UK network supporting community-led organisations with advice, resources, and advocacy. Comparable to Equality Together's community-led user-led model and community centre-based delivery, though focused on broader community organisations rather than disability-specific services.

Regional players

• Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust: Statutory NHS provider of mental health, learning disability, and community health services across Bradford. Regional player overlapping with Equality Together on complex needs support, complex needs benefit advice, and co-production work.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/884668904912317
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/equalitytogetherbradford

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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