About us

”The course totally changed my life and my perception of what I was capable of doing as someone who uses a wheelchair. I went home a transformed person to the point where it changed my lifestyle completely.”

(Ste, 39)

Every week at Back Up, we share someone’s story with the rest of the team. That could be an email we received from someone like Ste, who had an amazing time on their first course, or a phone call from someone just to say how much they enjoyed a wheelchair skills session. Many of us will have met or spoken with Ste after he sustained his spinal cord injury, so we know just how far he’s come and what it means.

It’s these moments that make all our work worthwhile. Whether we’re on the front line delivering services, supporting our amazing volunteers, or working on a press release in the office, we’re all a part of it.

Seeing Ste and so many others transform their lives with our support brings us closer to our vision of a world where people with spinal cord injury can reach their full potential.

Find out more about who we are, how we work, and what motivates us by reading Limitless Ambition to Transform Lives, our 2025–2030 strategy.