Real Lives Real Choices

Analysis

Real Lives Real Choices is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Platsworth Road. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, arts/culture/heritage/science, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Real Lives Real Choices reported income of £134k and spending of £109k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £70k to £134k (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 225%. 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, Real Lives Real Choices sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Local Mencap Barnsley (£134k), All Saints Community Project Trust (£134k) and Touchdown Dance (£134k).