INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (NORTH WEST)
Registered charity 1022680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INDEPENDENT OPTIONS, INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (STOCKPORT) LTD, PINES (1990) LIMITED
Independent Options seeks to provide innovative ways of supporting children and adults who have disabilities to lead a full and varied life in the community. We provide a variety of services to do this including Community Support, Short Breaks, holidays and Shared Lives and.
Causes: Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £117,324 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a significant restructuring and loss of Supported Living Service contracts. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £820,326, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £120,000, although total reserves including restricted funds were £826,079.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of salary costs (held: £820k)
“The trustees consider that the level of reserves should be a minimum of 3 months’ salary costs which equates to approximately £120,000” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Chadwick & Company (Manchester) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Independent Options (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- EVANS, Stephen Robert — director, appointed 26/03/2024on trustee list
- ROACH, Anthony — director, appointed 06/11/2019on trustee list
- WILSON, Niall — director, appointed 04/09/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Independent Options (North West) — Registered, 6 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 18/06/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Norwood Guest House: Good (02/03/2026) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Anthony Roach
- Niall Wilson
- Stephen Robert Evans
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Derbyshire · Stockport · Tameside
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (NORTH WEST) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £117,324 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a significant restructuring and loss of Supported Living Service contracts. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £820,326, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £120,000, although total reserves including restricted funds were £826,079. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Chadwick & Company (Manchester) Limited.
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