The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

Independent Lives (Disability)

Registered charity 1153815 Registered since 2013

Operates: Throughout England

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

7 trustees on the board

5.1y median 6y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (2)

7
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 7Education/training 7Economic/community Development/employment 6Recreation 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Tech and media 8Health and social care 3Education 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£3.4m latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

2.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

94 from 107 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
27%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.independentlives.org
Emailinfo@independentlives.org
Phone01903219482
AddressSOUTHFIELD HOUSE, 11 LIVERPOOL GARDENS, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN11 1RY

Finances

£3,434,188 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£2,767,756£2,633,462
2021£3,134,045£3,034,916
2022£3,137,140£3,038,976
2023£2,915,097£3,106,763
2024£3,434,188£3,308,485

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisabilityEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE DISABILITY OF PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS AND PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND TO FURTHER THEIR INDEPENDENT AND FULL PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/08/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 09/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/09/2013 as amended on 11 Apr 2025

Trustees (7)

7trustees
45median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Independent Lives (Disability) · 08654797 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 19/08/2013

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (4)

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