Real Life Options: care homes and who is behind them
Real Life Options runs 7 care homes in England with 47 beds (CQC register, ): 7 good. It is company 02699638 (active). Real Life Options has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it. Latest accounts are made up to 31 March 2025. It has 19 outstanding charges registered (of 20 in total). Kitchen food hygiene: 6 of 6 homes with a matched rating score 5. Sources: CQC, Companies House, Food Standards Agency.
Who owns the operator
| Level | Company | Number | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator (CQC provider) | Real Life Options | 02699638 | Active |
Real Life Options has filed a statement that no person or company has significant control over it.
Persons with significant control as registered at Companies House on 7 November 2026. Where a company has several corporate controllers, the one with the most kinds of control is followed.
Accounts and charges of the operator
| Company status | Active PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
|---|---|
| Incorporated | 23 March 1992 |
| Latest accounts made up to | 31 March 2025 (group) |
| Next accounts due by | 31 December 2026 |
| Charges registered | 20: 19 outstanding, 1 satisfied |
| Latest outstanding charge created | 18 September 2014 |
| Charge holders (outstanding) | Demiart Limited; Homeguard Properties Limited; National Westminster Bank PLC; Rbs Invoice Finance Limited; Tees District Health Authority |
Status and accounts dates: Companies House company data of 1 November 2026. Charges: Companies House charges register.
Its care homes ()
| Home | Council | Beds | CQC rating | Food hygiene |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Life Options - Springfield Road Birmingham | Birmingham | 12 | Good 2020 | — |
| Real Life Options - 96 Harrowdene Road Wembley | Brent | 6 | Good 2021 | 5 |
| Real Life Options - 90 Capel Gardens Pinner | Harrow | 6 | Good 2026 | 5 |
| Real Life Options - 18 Bisley Drive South Shields | South Tyneside | 7 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Real Life Options - 2 Frederick Street Stockton On Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 3 | Good 2023 | 5 |
| Real Life Options - 96 Bishopton Road Stockton On Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 6 | Good 2026 | 5 |
| Real Life Options - Darlington Road Stockton On Tees | Stockton-on-Tees | 7 | Good 2023 | 5 |
CQC rating: latest overall rating and the year its report was published. Food hygiene: Food Standards Agency rating (0–5) of the kitchen at the home's postcode with a matching name; 6 of 7 homes matched, 6 rated 5.
These are facts from public registers, not a judgement of financial risk. An outstanding charge is usually a loan secured on property, which is normal for care homes. Ownership is the chain of corporate persons with significant control as filed at Companies House; filings can lag behind real changes. Names of individuals are not shown.