REAL LIFE OPTIONS
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£55.6m
Expenditure
£53.3m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £44.6m | £44.6m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £45.1m | £44.7m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £48.6m | £47.7m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £52.7m | £50.6m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £55.6m | £53.3m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £23k |
| Charitable activities | £55.5m |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £0 |
| Total income | £55.6m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £53.3m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £144k |
| Total expenditure | £53.3m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £13.0m |
| Total funds | £13.1m |
| — restricted | £66k |
| — unrestricted | £13.0m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £13.1m |
| Cash | £7.7m |
People
| Employees | 1,949 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- Accommodation/housing
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.