Options for Life (number 1064848) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Options for Life do?
Provide high quality and coordinated services to all participants which is responsive, flexible and sensitive to their changing needs, enabling them to play an active part in their local community.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Options for Life
Answers Options for Life gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Options for Life's highest-paid staff paid?
Options for Life's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Options for Life's money come from?
Options for Life reported £2.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.2m (98%), investments £26k (1%), trading and fundraising events £24k (1%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.2m · 98%
Investments£26k · 1%
Trading and fundraising events£24k · 1%
Donations and legacies£2,742 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record Options for Life as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Options for Life's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Birmingham City · Dudley · Sandwell · Wolverhampton
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Options for Life registered for?
Disability
Why is there no Clarity Score for Options for Life yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Options for Life.
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What should you check before donating to Options for Life?
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The register data used for this profile lists Options for Life as a registered charity (number 1064848) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Options for Life's charity number?
Options for Life's charity number is 1064848. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Options for Life do?
Provide high quality and coordinated services to all participants which is responsive, flexible and sensitive to their changing needs, enabling them to play an active part in their local community.
Does Options for Life have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Options for Life. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Options for Life?
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How much is Options for Life's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Options for Life's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Options for Life's money come from?
Options for Life reported £2.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.2m (98%), investments £26k (1%), trading and fundraising events £24k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Options for Life?
The register does not record Options for Life as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Options for Life's trustees paid?
Options for Life's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Options for Life previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Options for Life: Warley Leisure and Enabling Services.
When was Options for Life registered as a charity?
Options for Life was entered on the register on 13 October 1997. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 03341420).