01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 September 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08654797
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £3,278,219
- Latest expenditure
- £3,276,939
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: SOUTHFIELD HOUSE, 11 LIVERPOOL GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 1RY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.independentlives.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Information, advice and support to people about Direct Payments, Personal Health Budgets and personalisation, choice and control over their health and care support needs. Working as a strategic partner to the County Councils to develop local information, advice and support solutions, provided by local user led organisations. Lend a hand our CQC registered home care services for disabled people.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,278,219
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,276,939
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,434,188
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,308,485
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,915,097
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,106,763
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,137,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,038,976
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,134,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,034,916
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,278,219
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,276,939
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Contracts
- 862059
- Income From Government Grants
- £68,852
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,434,188
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,308,485
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 861625
- Income From Government Grants
- £63,549
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,915,097
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,106,763
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2248008
- Income From Government Grants
- £55,795
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,137,140
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,038,976
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 4
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2526272
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,134,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,034,916
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 2544873
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 5
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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7607
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 824684
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2445928
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3278219
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £606,439
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,670,500
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3276939
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 11050
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 357740
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11468
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £625,864
- Assets Total Fixed
- 12845
- Assets Own Use
- 12845
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,096,297
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £425,294
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £683,848
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 425294
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £585,456
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 625861
- Funds Restricted
- 57987
- Funds Total
- 683848
- Count Employees
- 79
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 10 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 514
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 812422
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2621252
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3434188
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £437,189
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,871,296
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3308485
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9450
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 490380
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30789
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £682,568
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14237
- Assets Own Use
- 14237
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,189,319
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £520,988
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £682,568
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 520988
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £573,047
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 682568
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 682568
- Count Employees
- 94
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 23432
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 643657
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2248008
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2915097
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £443,685
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,663,078
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3106763
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 9991
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 542953
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 15054
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £545,339
- Assets Total Fixed
- 37179
- Assets Own Use
- 37179
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £905,294
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £385,608
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £556,865
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 385608
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £500,997
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 545339
- Funds Restricted
- 11526
- Funds Total
- 556865
- Count Employees
- 94
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5726
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 605142
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2526272
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3137140
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £373,153
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,665,823
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3038976
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8600
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 353442
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8351
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £475,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17217
- Assets Own Use
- 17217
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,295,873
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £564,559
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £748,531
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 564559
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £785,555
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 692132
- Funds Restricted
- 56399
- Funds Total
- 748531
- Count Employees
- 90
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 589172
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2544873
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3134045
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,674,362
- Expenditure Other
- 360554
- Expenditure Total
- 3034916
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7899
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 358874
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9108
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £596,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6063
- Assets Own Use
- 6063
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,157,987
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £513,683
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £650,367
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 513683
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £611,129
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 602664
- Funds Restricted
- 47703
- Funds Total
- 650367
- Count Employees
- 100
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-09-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY)
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2022-02-02T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3986920
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1092651
- Assoc Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT LIVING ASSOCIATION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/08/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2013 as amended on 11 Apr 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE THE DISABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS AND PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND TO FURTHER THEIR INDEPENDENT AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 537800
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- INDEPENDENT LIVES
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investment