01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 June 1993
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02560910
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £5,440,861
- Latest expenditure
- £5,323,537
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Independent Options North West, Marbury House, Marbury Road, STOCKPORT, Cheshire, SK4 5NL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.independentoptions.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Independent Options seeks to provide innovative ways of supporting children and adults who have disabilities to lead a full and varied life in the community. We provide a variety of services to do this including Community Support, Short Breaks, holidays and Shared Lives and.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,440,861
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,323,537
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,088,795
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,460,758
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,566,141
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,922,331
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,317,513
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,355,804
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,342,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,192,870
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £5,440,861
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,323,537
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5412760
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £5,088,795
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,460,758
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 68
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5011397
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,566,141
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,922,331
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 74
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4038560
- Income From Government Grants
- £7,655
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,317,513
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,355,804
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 79
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4303569
- Income From Government Grants
- £232
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,342,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,192,870
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 52
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £14
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4124446
- Income From Government Grants
- £95,732
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5438712
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 2149
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5440861
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,323,537
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5323537
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1087963
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40394
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £820,326
- Assets Total Fixed
- 846253
- Assets Own Use
- 846253
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,808,394
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,828,568
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £826,079
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1828568
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £995,288
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 820326
- Funds Restricted
- 5753
- Funds Total
- 826079
- Count Employees
- 183
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11621
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5077174
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5088795
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £0
- Expenditure Other
- 5460758
- Expenditure Total
- 5460758
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40676
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £708,755
- Assets Total Fixed
- 868088
- Assets Own Use
- 868088
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,424,334
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,583,667
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £708,755
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1583667
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £995,288
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 703002
- Funds Restricted
- 5753
- Funds Total
- 708755
- Count Employees
- 203
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 10522
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15009
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4473454
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 67156
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4566141
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,922,331
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4922331
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2983
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2983
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36282
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1166635
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,730,718
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1348612
- Assets Own Use
- 1348612
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,656,984
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,274,878
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,730,718
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1274878
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,219,404
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1724965
- Funds Restricted
- 5753
- Funds Total
- 1730718
- Count Employees
- 170
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13920
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4303569
- Income Investments
- 24
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4317513
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £216
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,355,588
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4355804
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 54636
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 668559
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 40225
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,847
- Assets Total Fixed
- 558225
- Assets Own Use
- 558225
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,479,649
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,117,601
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £920,273
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 965517
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 152084
- Assets Cash
- £906,944
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 912582
- Funds Restricted
- 7691
- Funds Total
- 920273
- Count Employees
- 161
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 191118
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4150958
- Income Investments
- 92
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4342168
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £216
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,192,654
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4192870
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49987
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 662269
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 43392
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £45,138
- Assets Total Fixed
- 584347
- Assets Own Use
- 584347
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,484,421
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,110,204
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £958,564
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 930070
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 180134
- Assets Cash
- £965,073
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 942353
- Funds Restricted
- 16211
- Funds Total
- 958564
- Count Employees
- 160
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Tameside
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Stockport
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (NORTH WEST)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1993-06-17T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (NORTH WEST)
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-04-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Ceased to exist
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 700188
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 700188
- Assoc Charity Name
- NORWOOD TRUST LIMITED
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21/11/1990AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/04/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/01/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/07/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/01/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/02/2011
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE THE NEED OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WHO HAVE A RECOGNISED DISABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF A RANGE OF COMMUNITY CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS AND BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING FOR OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO PROVIDE SIMILAR SERVICES.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 95420
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (STOCKPORT) LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 95407
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT OPTIONS
- Charity Name Id
- 95451
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- PINES (1990) LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures