Independent Lives (Disability)

Analysis

Independent Lives (Disability) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in September 2013, 13 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 08654797). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Independent Lives (Disability) reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.1m to £3.3m (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Independent Lives (Disability) 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 Blackpool FC Community Trust (£3.3m), Action on Disability and Development (£3.3m) and The Caledon Trust (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75% and trading 25%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £626k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.