Services for Independent Living

Analysis

Services for Independent Living is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leominster. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04624968). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Services for Independent Living reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.5m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Services for Independent Living sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Juno Women's Aid (£3.5m), Mq: Transforming Mental Health (£3.5m) and Race Against Dementia (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £12k. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 147 people.