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Cash

£585k

+2.2% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£684k

+0.2% vs 2024

Employees

78

-17% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£1.3k

-99% vs 2024

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Total income £2,915,097£3,434,188£3,278,219 -4.5%
Operating profit —£125,703£1,280 -99%
Profit before tax —£125,703£1,280 -99%
Net profit -£191,666£125,703£1,280 -99%
Cash £500,997£573,047£585,456 +2.2%
Total assets less current liabilities £556,865£682,568£683,848 +0.2%
Net assets £556,865£682,568£683,848 +0.2%
Equity £556,865£682,568£683,848 +0.2%
Average employees 949478 -17%
Wages £2,252,501£2,111,887£1,839,249 -12.9%
Directors' remuneration ——— —

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin —3.7%0.0%
Net margin -6.6%3.7%0.0%
Return on capital employed —18.4%0.2%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 40.9%43.3%38.3%
Current ratio 2.35x2.28x2.58x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY) 2013-09-09 → present
  2. INDEPENDENT LIVES FOR ALL 2013-08-19 → 2013-09-09

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Affinia (Crawley)
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties that may cast doubt about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

  1. INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY) · parent
    1. Independent Lives (Trading) Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Professional payroll and banking administration services

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

8 active · 15 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
BALDWIN, Gemma Director 2026-07-09 Mar 1985 British
CASEY, Lucy Director 2025-04-24 May 1987 British
CIFER, Barbara Director 2026-07-09 Jun 1974 British
ERIKSSON, Eva Director 2026-07-09 Sep 1955 Swedish
HEWSON, Toby Director 2023-12-14 Jan 1981 British
MCGREGOR, Lucas Director 2025-07-17 Jun 1975 British
SIGANPORIA, Adil Director 2022-04-25 Jan 1986 British
TUCK, Joanna Director 2019-11-07 May 1975 British
Show 15 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
BYNG, Sarah Director 2013-08-19 2014-06-17
CALDERHEAD, Gill Director 2013-08-19 2016-05-12
CAPLAN, Irvine Director 2013-08-19 2019-09-12
CARNEGIE, George Brodie John Director 2013-08-19 2014-12-31
DENNETT, Godfrey Malcolm Director 2013-08-19 2020-07-06
GREEN, Chandos David Director 2017-06-19 2026-07-09
HARDMAN, David Andrew Director 2017-06-19 2024-04-25
HEWSON, Elizabeth Helen Director 2013-08-19 2015-06-17
KILN-BARFOOT, Valerie Director 2013-08-19 2019-12-04
LINES, Sue Director 2015-05-14 2019-09-12
PAINE, Amanda Mary Edna Director 2013-08-19 2020-01-12
PICKUP, Caroline Anne Director 2013-08-19 2015-05-14
POKE, Claire Director 2019-10-31 2022-04-25
WILSON, Simon David Director 2017-06-19 2026-07-09
YEATS, John Charles Director 2013-08-19 2014-07-19

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 65 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-10-08 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-10-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-09-29 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-09-29 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-09-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-09-07 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-15 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-09-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-09-25 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-23 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-09-04 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-03 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-10-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-09-23 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-10-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-08-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-09-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
7

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
3

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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