MY LIFE MY CHOICE

Registered charity 1187726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MLMC

We are an independent, user-led charity where all 15 trustees have a learning disability, and with members from across Oxfordshire. As well as promoting choice, empowerment and participation, we provide volunteering, training, social and paid work opportunities that combat isolation and lead to more fulfilling lives.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £387,615, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy target of £258,019. The charity reported a net income increase of £55,604 for the year, with total income rising to £603,399 from £451,753 in the previous period.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £677k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: My Life-My Choice Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 09/10/2019. CQC record

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (4.9%) (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).

• Big Blue Door: Good (06/11/2019) · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abul Kasem
• Adrian Roy Chappell
• Andrew Robert Law
• Benjamin Joseph McCay
• Charlene Anne Mileham
• David Murgia
• Hayley Evans
• Katherine Longthorp
• Liam Payne
• Lucy Anne Bowerman
• Michael Bebbington
• Michael John Edwards
• Nathan Stanton
• Tom Eyre
• William Lambert

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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