Improving Lives Notts Ltd

Registered charity 1146094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IMPROVING LIVES NOTTS, INTEGRITAS ADVOCACY LIMITED, INTEGRITAS ADVOCACY LTD

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROVIDING ONE TO ONE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH COMPLEX HEALTH AND SOCIAL NEEDS IN NOTTINGHAM CITY AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND NATIONWIDE ADVICE

Objects

The relief of those in need in particular but not limited to providing one to one support services to adults with complex health and social needs in Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire and nationwide advice.

Area of benefit: NOTTINGHAM CITYNOTTINGHAMSHIRELEICESTERSHIRELEICESTER CITY

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Nottingham, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£438k
Latest spending
£470k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £32,437 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £345,919 to £313,482. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves of £275,629 remain significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of running costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 to 6 month running costs (held: £313k)
“The Board of Trustees have set a reserve policy of 3 to 6 month running costs.” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2026

  • Volunteers: 74
  • Government income: £106,651 — contracts £105,893 (2), grants £758 (1); 24% of the £437,912 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 28/02/2025

  • Volunteers: 75

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 29/02/2024

  • Volunteers: 40

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£438k£470k
28/02/2025£458k£413k
29/02/2024£449k£408k
28/02/2023£376k£398k
28/02/2022£408k£378k

Common questions

Is Improving Lives Notts Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £32,437 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £345,919 to £313,482. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves of £275,629 remain significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of 3 to 6 months of running costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Improving Lives Notts Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Improving Lives Notts Ltd as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, NEWBY TRUST LIMITED, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kMiscellaneous
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£5kHealth
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2023£3k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England14/05/2025£1kAccess to yoga
The National Lottery Community Fund28/11/2024£485kYour Journey Forwards
Sport England26/02/2024£2kWellbeing Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund26/11/2021£378kYour Journey
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2019£4kThe Mindfulness Project
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2016£370kImproving Lives Support

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE GRAND LODGE OF MARK MASTER MASONS' FUND OF BENEVOLENCE1£30k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MONEY ADVICE ST NEOTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Improving Lives Notts Ltd£438k—0above—no doubt
MONEY ADVICE ST NEOTS FY2025£77k£16,8810above—no doubt
NEW LIFE DERBY FY2025£576k—0unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM SALVATION OUTREACH FY2026£43k—0unclear—no doubt
INDEPENDENT LIVES (DISABILITY) FY2025£3.3m£70,000-£80,0001unclear—no doubt
LIFE IN LONDON TRUST FY2025£59k——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.