# SOCIAL LIFE OPPORTUNITIES (SOLO)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1102297
- **Other names:** SOLIHULL LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES, SOLIHULL LIFE OPPORTUNITIES, SOLO LIFE OPPORTUNITIES, SOLO LIFE OPPORTUNITIES (SOLO), SOLO
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 25, 2004
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1102297


## Contact

- **Address:** 38 Walnut Close, Chelmsley Wood, BIRMINGHAM
- **Postcode:** B37 7PU
- **Phone:** 01217793865
- **Email:** info@sololifeopportunities.org
- **Website:** www.sociallifeopportunities.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 TO HELP PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND TO ENCOURAGE THEIR INTEGRATION IN SOCIETY AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION, OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION, OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THEM, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE IN ORDER THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED

**Activities:** Provision of leisure/social activities for children/adults with learning disabilities living within Solihull or the surrounding areas.  Provision of respite to the parents/carers of children and adults with learning disabilites receiving our leisure services.  Support to other local organisations providing services to children/adults with LD. Provision of volunteering opportunities.

**Area of benefit:** SOLIHULL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Birmingham City
- Solihull
- Warwickshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2316235 | £2259318 | £693707 | 128 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2252102 | £2249224 | £636790 | 116 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2149472 | £2134767 | £633912 | 146 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2032344 | £2001020 | £619207 | 189 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1627312 | £2182497 | £587883 | 234 |



## Trustees

- **JAN PRIOR** (Chair)
- Andrew Gilyead — appointed Sept. 6, 2017
- Jayne Elizabeth Hume — appointed April 26, 2023
- Paul Beech — appointed Jan. 11, 2016
- Rehana Begum — appointed May 26, 2021
- Stephanie Jackson — appointed Sept. 25, 2024
- Zuzana Fitzpatrick Vesela — appointed Sept. 25, 2024