01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 April 1997
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03213172
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £586,351
- Latest expenditure
- £538,458
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: REAL, JACK DASH HOUSE, 2 LAWN HOUSE CLOSE, LONDON
Website recorded by the regulator: www.real.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Real supports disabled people and people with long term health conditions in Tower Hamlets, to live as independently as they chose, and obtain full rights and privileges as citizens, in accordance with the social model of disability and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We deliver advocacy, information and advice, and engagement and community voice projects
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
- 16 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £586,351
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £538,458
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £606,659
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £624,601
- 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
- 3 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £603,417
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,401
- 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
- 20 April 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £585,166
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £575,046
- 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
- £811,206
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £746,120
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
- 16 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £586,351
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £538,458
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 275176
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,008
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 17
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £606,659
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £624,601
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 7
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 355029
- Income From Government Grants
- £116,574
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- 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
- 3 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £603,417
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £664,401
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 269829
- Income From Government Grants
- £208,148
- 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
- 30
- 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
- 20 April 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £585,166
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £575,046
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 6
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 242445
- Income From Government Grants
- £208,148
- 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
- 10
- 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
- £811,206
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £746,120
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 544500
- Income From Government Grants
- £208,148
- 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
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
- 16 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 8120
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 574106
- Income Investments
- 4125
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 586351
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,812
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £530,646
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 538458
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4957
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 155962
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £159,024
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £323,169
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £146,468
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £176,701
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 146468
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £202,457
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 159024
- Funds Restricted
- 17677
- Funds Total
- 176701
- Count Employees
- 16
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 44
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 599602
- Income Investments
- 4826
- Income Other
- 2187
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 606659
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,687
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £622,914
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 624601
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 141102
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1930
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £112,058
- Assets Total Fixed
- 323
- Assets Own Use
- 323
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £343,483
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £214,998
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £128,808
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 214998
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £288,703
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 112058
- Funds Restricted
- 16750
- Funds Total
- 128808
- Count Employees
- 16
- 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
- 3 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 602639
- Income Investments
- 757
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 603417
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £664,401
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 664401
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4427
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 188577
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8116
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £113,916
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2253
- Assets Own Use
- 2253
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £452,443
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £307,946
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £146,750
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 307946
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £296,288
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 113916
- Funds Restricted
- 32834
- Funds Total
- 146750
- Count Employees
- 11
- 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
- 20 April 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 59297
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 524868
- Income Investments
- 30
- Income Other
- 971
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 585166
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £575,046
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 575046
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4367
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 167385
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9766
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £145,900
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10369
- Assets Own Use
- 10369
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £294,306
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £96,941
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £207,734
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 96941
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £189,651
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 145900
- Funds Restricted
- 61834
- Funds Total
- 207734
- Count Employees
- 13
- 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
- 28460
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 782200
- Income Investments
- 38
- Income Other
- 508
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 811206
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £746,120
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 746120
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4319
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 184382
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5408
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £156,106
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14343
- Assets Own Use
- 14343
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £336,520
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £153,249
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £197,614
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 153249
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £173,153
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 156106
- Funds Restricted
- 41508
- Funds Total
- 197614
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Tower Hamlets
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- REAL DPO LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1997-04-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12/06/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/01/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/11/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/11/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16/08/2012
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND THE SURROUNDING BOROUGHS WITHIN GREATER LONDON TO ENABLE THEM TO OBTAIN THEIR FULL RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES AS CITIZENS AND TO OBTAIN THEIR INHERENT RIGHT TO LIFE ON AN EQUAL BASIS WITH OTHERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY AND THE UN CONVENTION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
- Area Of Benefit
- LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS AND SURROUNDING BOROUGHS WITHIN GREATER LONDON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 307222
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- TOWER HAMLETS COALITION OF DISABLED PEOPLE
- Charity Name Id
- 307206
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- DISABILITY COALITION - TOWER HAMLETS
- Charity Name Id
- 525364
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- REAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures