Activities

As described by the charity on the register

Changing Lives is a national, charity which provides specialist support services to vulnerable people and their families. Our key themes of work include: housing & homelessness, drug & alcohol, women & children's and employment services. Our mission is 'changing lives, building futures'.

Latest income

£38.0m

Expenditure

£36.6m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £27.9m £26.3m
2022-03-31 £31.4m £31.0m
2023-03-31 £33.4m £33.4m
2024-03-31 £34.8m £35.1m
2025-03-31 £38.0m £36.6m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £368k
Charitable activities £37.3m
Trading £169k
Investment income £202k
Total income £38.0m

Spending

Charitable spend £36.6m
Raising funds £38k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £117k
Total expenditure £36.6m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.7m
Total funds £14.9m
— restricted £5.6m
— unrestricted £9.2m
— endowment £0
Total assets £14.9m
Cash £6.5m

People

Employees 688

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing

Who it helps

  • Other Defined Groups

How it works

  • Provides Services

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.