Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1

No volunteer policy: -2
Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -7

REAL LIFE OPTIONS

Real Life Options provides support and care to people in the United Kingdom who have disabilities. In particular, the organisation provides and manages services on a peripatetic and domiciliary basis, and provides care and support through the provision of residential housing, both directly and in conjunction with other voluntary agencies, charities and housing associations.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£48,559	£47,696	£864	£0	£8,645	£8,584	2.2	1,824	240
31/03/22	*	£45,078	£44,739	£339	£0	£7,781	£7,757	2.1	1,853	229
31/03/21		£44,627	£44,581	£46	£0	£7,449	£7,438	2	1,868	114
31/03/20		£39,590	£38,780	£810	£0	£8,936	£8,729	2.7	2,041	12
31/03/19		£44,509	£44,125	£384	£0	£6,618	£6,618	1.8	2,094	20
31/03/18		£36,103	£35,156	£947	£0	£7,460	£7,460	2.5	1,644	0
31/03/17	*	£33,872	£33,214	£658	£0	£6,027	£6,027	2.2	1,485	0
31/03/16	*	£34,625	£34,579	£46	£0	£5,391	£5,391	1.9	1,528	0
31/03/15		£36,321	£35,604	£717	£71	£5,285	£5,285	1.8	1,555	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £250,000-£300,000
Liabilities/Assets: 52%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 2.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.3

Asset Split ?

Established: 10 years
(32 years as a company)

www.reallifeoptions.org

info@reallifeoptions.org

01977525635

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

1,824 employees
240 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Connections Hub
£10,000	24/06/2022	The funding will be used to employ a member of staff who's duties will include the delivery of training education and social activities primarily for people with disabilities autism and dementia. ....more The funding will be used to employ a member of staff who's duties will include the delivery of training education and social activities primarily for people with disabilities autism and dementia. Participants will learn life skills tailored to them whilst meeting others with the aim of reducing isolation and assisting those taking part into employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Real Life Volunteers
£10,000	18/01/2019 12	This project will allow this group to develop a volunteer training programme to provide additional community-based support for adults with learning disabilities and older people in the Falkirk area.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-67

HANNAH LOUISE MOUNSEY Appointed: 2018

DR ROBERT HENDRY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director

JOHN ROY SWALES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Non-Executive Director

DAVID WILKIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: NATIONAL COAL MINING MUSEUM FOR ENGLAND TRUST LTD, THE NORTHERN POWERGRID FOUNDATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2014, number: 1156258
Registered at Companies House on 23/03/1992, number: 02699638

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR22: 57 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

Real Life Options
David Wandless House
A1 Business Park
Knottingley Road
KNOTTINGLEY
WF11 0BU

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

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