About Us

Papworth Trust is a leading disability charity. Our mission is to support disabled people to have equality, choice and independence in their lives.

Our work includes:

  • providing a range of high quality services for disabled and disadvantaged people.
  • providing advice for disabled people and their families and carers through our Information Centre.
  • campaigning for changes that disabled people want.

Who we work with
Where we work
What we do
Our people
Our values
Support us
Find out more
Our status


Who we work with


Papworth Trust is pan-disability, meaning we work with people with any kind of disability. This includes anyone who has a long-term health issue, learning difficulty, physical disability, sensory impairment, mental health issue or a combination of these or other impairments.

We work with over 20,000 people every year. Our case studies show how we have helped just a few of our clients.


Where we work


We deliver most of our services in the East of England, and some services in the East Midlands, Greater London and Wales. Our Vocational and Medical Rehabilitation service is available all over the UK.

Find services in:

Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Essex
Hertfordshire
Leicestershire
London
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Suffolk
Wales

National services - available throughout the UK


What we do


Papworth Trust provides a range of services for disabled and disadvantaged people:
My Care
My Home - Home Solutions and Housing
My Leisure - Centres, Youth Clubs and accessible holidays
My Work - Employment and Rehabilitation
My Services - West Suffolk Disability Resource Centre and information and advice.

Several of our services have won awards.


Our people


Papworth Trust employs around 530 people, of whom 16% have declared they have a disability. We also have a fantastic and dedicated group of around 220 volunteers working with us.

If you would like to join us, please see our job vacancies and volunteering opportunities.


Our values


We are respectful of people with whom we work
We listen to people's views, respect their rights, seek to develop trust and strive for people to be empowered in the choices they make.
We challenge ourselves and those around us
We are uncomfortable with the status quo and our work matters to us; we are passionate about achieving change for the better.
We are pioneering
We always aim to be far-sighted and creative; coming up with new ways of doing things and making them happen. We invest our own energy and resources, and encourage others to achieve their ambitions.
We are informed
We base our work on sound knowledge and experience - we have a track record of delivering real outcomes across a range of competences, and use this as the basis for future development.


Support us


Please have a look at the many ways you can choose to support us, to enable Papworth Trust to help more disabled people.


Find out more


To find out more about Papworth Trust, please see our Annual Review, Report and Accounts.


Our status


Registered Charity 211234
Registered Social Landlord LH1648
Company Registration 148906 England

We are regulated by the Charity Commission.

Registered office address:
Head Office, Papworth Trust, Papworth Everard, Cambridge CB23 3RG

VAT GB 213 753 677

If you have an enquiry, please get in touch:

Phone us

0800 952 5000
(free from a landline)
Lines are open
Monday to Friday:
10am - 5pm

or 01480 357200
Lines are open
Monday to Thursday:
8.30am - 5.30pm
Friday: 8.30am - 4pm

Email us

info@papworth.org.uk

Write to us

Papworth Trust
Bernard Sunley Centre
Papworth Everard
Cambridge
CB23 3RG