Ten things you might not know about us

News team


For our tenth day of Christmas we take a look over ten projects and activities which we do which you may not know about.

Social action volunteering

Volunteering which is all about choosing what works for you . We have lots of short and flexible actions you can take as well as longer term actions.


Discover IT

Supporting disabled people to make sure they have everything they need to get online with centres all around the UK.


Strictly Cymru

Our fully inclusive dancing competition aiming to improve health, wellbeing and access to sport for disabled people across Wales.


Nightrider event

Join us in 2019 and ride past some of the famous landmarks in either London, Liverpool, Bristol or Glasgow for Nightrider — the night time cycling extravaganza.


Our eBay shop

Find yourself a bargain from our vast array of items at our brand new eBay shop.


Gloucestershire wheels for all

Our project which runs inclusive cycling sessions for disabled and non-disabled people alike to get together and enjoy the benefits of getting on a bike.


Leonard Cheshire Research Centre

The centre is dedicated to generating a body of knowledge about disability issues that helps to improve the lives of people with disabilities, their families and their communities, around the world.


We work in 54 countries internationally

We support over 200 independently managed Cheshire partner organisations in 54 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.


DFID data portal

Our data portal, which we run alongside DFID, which tackles gaps in data and provides detailed information related to a range of specific disabilities.


Can Do Sport

Fully accessible taster sport sessions where disabled people can try a new sport and then find a club near where they live. Sports include wheelchair basketball, cage cricket, dance, boccia and sailing.