REAL LIVES REAL CHOICES

Charity number: 1154861
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Real Lives: Real Choices supports adults with learning disabilities throughout County Durham and the north east of England in achieving their aspirations and goals through the provision of support, advice, information, training and learning opportunities

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £41,230
Total expenditure: £63,338

People

4 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Darlington
  • Durham
  • Middlesbrough
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne City
  • North Tyneside
  • Northumberland
  • Redcar And Cleveland
  • South Tyneside
  • Stockton-on-tees
  • Sunderland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 2013: CIO registration
  • 25 June 2015: Funds received from 1104782 REAL LIVES REAL CHOICES
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • REAL LIVES: REAL CHOICES (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul McMahon Trustee 03 February 2017
None on record
Brian Robin Smith Trustee 25 October 2013
None on record
MRS ANNE RATCLIFFE Trustee 25 October 2013
None on record
MARION FRANKLIN Trustee 25 October 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £51.95k £69.97k £47.75k £60.72k £41.23k
Total expenditure £38.71k £54.61k £61.39k £60.78k £63.34k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £10.00k £12.34k £25.52k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 July 2024 21 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 21 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 25 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 25 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 01 November 2022 154 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 01 November 2022 154 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 01 June 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 01 June 2021 1 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Association Registered 04 Dec 2013

Charitable objects

THE NEW OBJECT WHICH HAS RECEIVED THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE COMMISSION IS: TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AUTISM/AUTISM RELATED CONDITIONS WHO LIVE IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY ASSISTING SUCH PERSONS TO DEVELOP THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND OBTAIN THEIR RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, INDEPENDENT ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, ADVICE, INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ARTS, PAID AND UNPAID [VOLUNTEER] WORK, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE/S.

Contact information

Address:
Unit D
The Old Haberdashery Shop
Sacriston Enterprise Workshops
Old Coop Buildings
Platsworth Road
Durham
Phone:
07989571106
Email:
alisonadvocacy1@btinternet.com
Website:

No information available