Options for Life

Registered charity 1064848 Registered since 1997

Operates: Birmingham City, Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

2.5y median 2.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

2.3y

average years in governance

4 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Disability 4

Commercial experience

Health and social care 4

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board
Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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Contact

Website	www.optionsforlife.info
Email	finance@optionsforlife.info
Phone	01215446611
Address	OAK GREEN LODGE, OAK GREEN WAY, OLDBURY, B68 8LR

Finances

£2,205,191 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,653,167	£1,359,885
2022	£1,381,376	£1,558,537
2023	£1,476,315	£1,693,981
2024	£1,674,859	£1,724,331
2025	£2,205,191	£2,007,631

What it does

What

Disability

Who

People With Disabilities

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

A) THE ENABLEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TO ADVANCE THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TO INTEGRATE INTO AND LEAD A FULL LIFE WITHIN THE COMMUNITYB) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF AND THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES C) THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF GOOD PRACTICE IN RELATION TO THE SUPPORT AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/03/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/09/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/09/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 MAR 2017

Trustees (4)

4trustees

48median age

0aged 70+

Amritpal Singh Virkage 43 Chair since 2022
Anthony Michael Downesage 52 since 2024
Beverley Simmondsage 41 since 2025
Cesar Alvarezage 58 since 2023

Linked company (Companies House)

Options for Life · 03341420 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 27/03/1997

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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