REAL LIFE OPTIONS
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-17 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-03
Watchouts
Cash
£8M
+46.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+21.3% vs 2024
Employees
1,949
-0.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2M
+7.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- REAL LIFE OPTIONS 2011-05-26 → present
- REAL LIFE OPTIONS LIMITED 2009-03-13 → 2011-05-26
- REAL LIFE OPTIONS 1992-03-23 → 2009-03-13
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,717,000 | £55,568,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,149,000 | £2,302,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,152,000 | £2,304,000 | |
| Cash | £5,251,000 | £7,676,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,237,000 | £13,381,000 | |
| Net assets | £10,796,000 | £13,100,000 | |
| Equity | £10,796,000 | £13,100,000 | |
| Average employees | 1,952 | 1,949 | |
| Wages | £38,664,000 | £41,821,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 4.1% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.7% | 26.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.46x | 2.88x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees confirm that, at the date of approval of these financial statements, there are no material uncertainties that cast significant doubt on the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, the Trustees have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- REAL LIFE OPTIONS · parent
- Affinity Homecare Shrewsbury Limited 100%
- Montana Home Care Ltd 100%
- 1st Home Care Ltd 100%
- Orchard Care Services Limited 100%
- RLO Orchard Care Limited 100%
- Alpha Homecare (Scotland) Limited 100%
- Lowland Care Services Limited 100%
- Senior Service (Edinburgh) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 49 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALTBY, Charles Andrew | Director | 2020-10-19 | Jun 1964 | British |
| MCCORKINDALE, Colin Ronald | Director | 2020-10-19 | Mar 1965 | British |
| POPE, Andrew Graham | Director | 2025-09-08 | Aug 1984 | British |
| RYMARCZYK, Anna Elzbieta | Director | 2025-09-08 | Sep 1983 | Polish |
| SPRINGER, Emma Louise | Director | 2025-09-08 | Mar 1971 | British |
| TRENCH, Jean | Director | 2025-09-08 | Oct 1964 | Scottish |
| WILKIN, David | Director | 2003-03-03 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 49 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKBY, Azra Nisar | Secretary | 2014-12-01 | 2015-06-11 |
| LETT, Simon John Read | Secretary | 2015-06-11 | 2019-01-31 |
| MURDOCK, John David | Secretary | 1992-11-25 | 1999-07-09 |
| MYERS, Charles Anthony | Secretary | 2010-07-22 | 2014-12-01 |
| REEVE, Peter John | Secretary | 2002-03-18 | 2010-07-22 |
| WANDLESS, David | Secretary | 1999-07-09 | 2002-03-17 |
| ANDERSON, Raymond, Esq Obe | Director | 2003-07-10 | 2007-07-25 |
| ARMITAGE, David Wilson | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2000-05-26 |
| COLLINGHAM, Gregg John, Mr. | Director | 2014-01-30 | 2018-09-24 |
| COLQUHOUN, Robert | Director | 1992-03-23 | 1995-02-21 |
| CUTKELVIN, Liam | Director | 2025-09-08 | 2026-01-26 |
| DICKENS, Paul, Mister | Director | 1992-03-23 | 1993-07-03 |
| DRUCE, Philip | Director | 1996-03-27 | 2006-09-13 |
| FRASER, Kathryn Joan | Director | 1998-11-26 | 2001-11-26 |
| GUILLIATT, Glenn William | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2014-11-30 |
| HARDCASTLE, Ian David | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2018-05-07 |
| HAYCOX, Alan | Director | 1992-03-23 | 1993-12-01 |
| HENDRY, Robert Alexander, Dr | Director | 2015-09-25 | 2025-09-08 |
| HOBBS, Lynn Pumford | Director | 2013-11-21 | 2016-06-24 |
| HUMPHRIES, Anthony | Director | 2006-08-01 | 2008-11-09 |
| HUTCHINSON, Brian Ronald | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2016-03-31 |
| JACKSON, Jacqueline Andrea | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2017-02-01 |
| KENNY, Christopher Charles | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2007-11-29 |
| KIRKBY, Azra Nisar | Director | 2014-12-01 | 2018-02-01 |
| MAEHLE, Jill | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2008-09-16 |
| MCDONALD, John | Director | 2013-04-22 | 2018-03-29 |
| MCINTOSH, Alisdair Douglas | Director | 2007-11-29 | 2013-07-18 |
| MOUNSEY, Hannah Louise | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2020-08-14 |
| MURDOCK, John David | Director | 1995-07-08 | 1999-07-09 |
| MYERS, Charles Anthony | Director | 2010-06-07 | 2016-03-25 |
| NAYLOR, Brian Adams | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2006-07-27 |
| PALMER, Gordon | Director | 1993-07-03 | 1998-05-28 |
| PARKINSON, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2012-03-31 |
| PEARSON, Anthony John | Director | 2009-11-23 | 2014-12-19 |
| REEVE, Peter John | Director | 2000-05-26 | 2011-07-21 |
| RHODES, Alan Norman | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2003-05-31 |
| RODGER, Diane Michelle | Director | 2007-05-01 | 2008-03-18 |
| SARGENT, David Ian | Director | 2019-04-29 | 2025-09-08 |
| SHIER, Kate | Director | 2021-03-11 | 2021-12-05 |
| SIMON, Vivien | Director | 2015-04-13 | 2018-03-29 |
| SLOGGETT, Richard Charles | Director | 2020-11-12 | 2022-03-21 |
| SWALES, John Roy | Director | 2018-09-24 | 2020-11-23 |
| TULLY, Linda Patricia | Director | 2017-09-28 | 2017-12-11 |
| UHART, Marie-Claire, Dr | Director | 2013-03-28 | 2013-11-22 |
| WANDLESS, David | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2009-07-23 |
| WANDLESS, Judith Ann | Director | 1992-03-23 | 2000-01-27 |
| WATCHORN, Lisa | Director | 2010-10-04 | 2012-05-31 |
| WATSON, Barbara | Director | 1999-01-28 | 2002-01-27 |
| WILKES, Andrew | Director | 1996-03-27 | 1997-06-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 215 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+5.4%
£52,717,000 £55,568,000
-
Cash
+46.2%
£5,251,000 £7,676,000
-
Net assets
+21.3%
£10,796,000 £13,100,000
-
Employees
-0.2%
1,952 1,949
-
Profit before tax
+7.1%
£2,149,000 £2,302,000
-
Wages
+8.2%
£38,664,000 £41,821,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers