Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 12

No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 14

MY LIFE MY CHOICE

We are an independent, user-led charity where all 15 trustees have a learning disability, and with members from across Oxfordshire. As well as promoting choice, empowerment and participation, we provide volunteering, training, social and paid work opportunities that combat isolation and lead to more fulfilling lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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	£434	£436	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22	£523	£396	£127	£0	£478	£286	8.7	13	50
31/03/21	£652	£322	£329	£0	£342	£203	7.6	11	50

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.mylifemychoice.org.uk

bryan@mylifemychoice.org.uk

01865204214

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£406,608
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£85,250
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£53,840
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£53,410
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£33,500
Disability Action	£13,724

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to My Life My Choice
£53,840	08/03/2023	Pioneering Women
National Lottery Community Fund - Gig Buddy
£396,848	20/01/2023	This funding will help to expand the service to cope with increasing demand. The project aims to support people with a learning disability to attend 'gigs' across the area to improve wellbeing and ....more This funding will help to expand the service to cope with increasing demand. The project aims to support people with a learning disability to attend 'gigs' across the area to improve wellbeing and build confidence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to My Life My Choice
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - Oxfordshire Advocacy Groups
£9,760	13/05/2022	The funding will be used to run two self-advocacy groups for people with a learning disability. The project aims to support and guide people on how to speak up for themselves understand their rights ....more The funding will be used to run two self-advocacy groups for people with a learning disability. The project aims to support and guide people on how to speak up for themselves understand their rights and to work as a team in order to have a stronger influence over how their lives and communities are run.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - My Life My Choice - 28/01/22
£2,000	17/02/2022	Core Funding
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to My Life My Choice
£50,000	29/07/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of My Life My Choice
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Digital Development
£48,460	06/07/2021	Grant to My Life My Choice
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - My Body, My Life
£4,950	25/01/2021 4	a series of 4 workshops covering “Sexual Wellbeing”, “Contraception”, “Sexually Transmitted Infections” and “Where to get help” will be developed and delivered to the attendees of ....more a series of 4 workshops covering “Sexual Wellbeing”, “Contraception”, “Sexually Transmitted Infections” and “Where to get help” will be developed and delivered to the attendees of each of our self-advocacy groups.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Young Champions
£18,500	18/01/2021	My Life, My Choice supports young people with learning disabilities and others to influence change. This grant will fund the development of a youth parliament led by young people with learning ....more My Life, My Choice supports young people with learning disabilities and others to influence change. This grant will fund the development of a youth parliament led by young people with learning disabilities that will campaign around injustices that they experience. Funding will also support a campaigning training programme delivered by young people with learning disabilities for their peers.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£13,724	01/11/2020	The project will make referrals for support services, weekly check in phonecalls, volunteer buddy scheme, provision of easy read information and guidance on government and public health advice.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£10,000	10/06/2020 3	Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to My Life My Choice
£33,000	21/05/2020 12	One year core funding to support My Life My Choice to sustain their work to support work addressing Learning Disabilities Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Young Champions
£5,000	16/03/2020	My Life, My Choice supports young people with learning disabilities and others to influence change. This mini-grant will support the continued development of a youth parliament led by young people ....more My Life, My Choice supports young people with learning disabilities and others to influence change. This mini-grant will support the continued development of a youth parliament led by young people with learning disabilities that will campaign around injustices that they experience. Funding will also support a campaigning training programme delivered by young people with learning disabilities for their peers.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

JO HAWKINS Appointed: 2023

ADRIAN ROY CHAPPELL Appointed: 2021

ANDREW ROBERT LAW Appointed: 2022

ANTHONY BEBBINGTON Appointed: 2022

ANUP UPADHYAYA Appointed: 2021

BENJAMIN JOSEPH MCCAY Appointed: 2020

CHARLENE ANNE MILEHAM Appointed: 2022

JOAN SUSAN MANSFIELD Appointed: 2020

KATIE LLOYD Appointed: 2023

KEITH DAVID FILLEUL Appointed: 2020

LIAM PAYNE Appointed: 2023

LUCY ANNE BOWERMAN Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL BEBBINGTON Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL JOHN EDWARDS Appointed: 2020

TOM EYRE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2020, number: 1187726

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OXFORDSHIRE MY LIFE MY CHOICE ASSOCIATION on 01/11/2021

Main office

Unit 3
Watlington House
Watlington Road
Cowley
OXFORD
OX4 6NF

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVOCACY AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT, IN ORDER FOR THEM TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS.

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