INDEPENDENT LIVING ALTERNATIVES
Registered charity 802198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I L A, PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (PA SERVICES)
ILA promotes the right of disabled people to live independently through the provision of a comprehensive range of personal assistance services.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £10,355 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,758,063 and expenditure of £1,747,708. Per the trustees' report, the organisation aims to hold reserves equivalent to six months of administration salaries and operating costs, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £310,699. The trustees consider the current financial position satisfactory and sufficient to meet legal and financial obligations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months’ administration salaries and operating costs (held: £311k)
“Independent Living Alternatives aims to hold in reserve the equivalent of six months’ administration salaries and operating costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees paid fees for services
“During the year, a number of trustees utilized the charity's services and paid fees to the value of £544,559 (2024: £293,389)” — page 14
“As at year end, fees amounting to £53,687 (2024: £10,935) were outstanding from trustees in respect of services provided to them.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Outstanding fees from trustees
“During the year, a number of trustees utilized the charity's services and paid fees to the value of £544,559 (2024: £293,389)” — page 14
“As at year end, fees amounting to £53,687 (2024: £10,935) were outstanding from trustees in respect of services provided to them.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Macalvins Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- LANDRE, Anna Hope — director, appointed 12/12/2023on trustee list
- DALEY, Michelle — director, appointed 02/11/2013on trustee list
- PEPPER, Gabriel — director, appointed 01/12/2012on trustee list
- WALLS, Simon Berkeley — director, appointed 05/07/2008on trustee list
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Independent Living Alternatives — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 05/04/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.7m
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 96.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Independent Living Alternatives: Requires improvement (13/07/2026) · CQC record
- MICHELLE DALEYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anna Hope Landre
- GABRIEL PEPPER
- Penelope Pepper
- SIMON BERKELEY WALLS
- Sandip Vinod Sodha
- Simon Ford
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INDEPENDENT LIVING ALTERNATIVES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £10,355 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £1,758,063 and expenditure of £1,747,708. Per the trustees' report, the organisation aims to hold reserves equivalent to six months of administration salaries and operating costs, while the actual unrestricted reserves stood at £310,699. The trustees consider the current financial position satisfactory and sufficient to meet legal and financial obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Macalvins Limited.
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