Changing Our Lives Ltd
Analysis
Changing Our Lives Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04404093). It says it provides human resources and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Changing Our Lives Ltd reported income of £318k and spending of £335k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £314k to £318k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Changing Our Lives Ltd sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empowering Futures (£318k), Twocan Inclusive Theatre Company Limited (£318k) and Breaking Barriers Building Bridges (£318k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Changing Our Lives is a rights-based organisation that works in co-production with disabled people and people with lived experience of mental health difficulties of all ages to achieve equality, good health and social inclusion. Our vision is of a society in which disabled people are valued and equal citizens. No one is too disabled, too challenging, or too complex to live an ordinary life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering Futures | Bristol | £318k |
| Twocan Inclusive Theatre Company Limited | Gloucestershire | £318k |
| Breaking Barriers Building Bridges | Nottingham | £318k |
| Plymstock Community Centre | Plymouth | £318k |