{{Short description|British health charity}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{EngvarB|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox organization | name = The Back Up Trust | type = Charitable organisation | registration_id = England & Wales (1072216)<br/>Scotland (SC040577) | formation = {{Start date|1986}} | location = 4 Knightley Walk, London, SW18 4LS, UK. | region_served = United Kingdom | revenue = £1.6m | revenue_year = 2017 | website = {{URL|http://www.backuptrust.org.uk}} }} The '''Back-Up Trust''' is a UK charity that supports people affected by spinal cord injury.
== History == The charity was founded in 1986 and was initially set up to offer ski courses for those affected by spinal cord injury. In 1988, it formed a partnership with The Calvert Trust and began to expand its courses to challenge and empower people to get 'back up' to a place they were at before their accident. By 2010 the charity was involved in adventure holidays for people with spinal cord injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/skiing/all-you-need-on-the-slopes-is-a-bit-of-back-up-1920904.html |title=All you need on the slopes is a bit of back-up |first=Colin |last=Nicholson |work=Independent on Sunday |date=14 March 2010 |accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref> The charity is involved with wheelchair skills training.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/may/03/back-up-trust-wheelchair-skills |title=How wheelchair skills can give you independence |first=Tim |last=Rushby-Smith |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2011| accessdate=9 February 2018}}</ref>
In 2003 the charity joined up with five other spinal cord injury organisations in the UK to launch the Spinal Injuries Together (SIT) initiative.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/back-to-the-future-106224.html |title=Back to the future |first=Maureen |last=Isaacson |work=Independent on Sunday |date=25 May 2003 |accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref> In 2017 the charity reported an annual income of £1.6{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?subid=0®id=1072216 |title=The Back-Up Trust |publisher=Charity Commission for England and Wales|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.backuptrust.org.uk}}
Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom