Ordinary Lifestyles

Analysis

Ordinary Lifestyles is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in September 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03175855). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Ordinary Lifestyles reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £3.3m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Ordinary Lifestyles sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The RCJ and Islington Citizens Advice Bureaux (£3.3m), Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership (£3.3m) and Catholic Blind Institute (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 72 people.