Realife Trust

Analysis

Realife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04099012). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Realife Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £34k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £33k to £31k (-8.0%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Realife Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Young Disabled (£31k), Support for New Life (£31k) and Decibels (£31k).