Independent Living Alternatives

Analysis

Independent Living Alternatives is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02390067). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Independent Living Alternatives reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.8m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Independent Living Alternatives 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone) (£1.8m), Equal People Mencap (£1.8m) and The League of Friends of the Royal United Hospitals (Bath) (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 2.5% of spending and raising funds 95%. Reserves of £70k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 76 people.