Overall Score: 21 based on 11 data points

Finance: 2

Governance: 9

Support: 10

(no PartB)
Strong growth: +2,

Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,

Large volunteers +5, Gov Income, Supporters: +5

LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED

Mission:

Helping people find connection and reducing loneliness by bringing people together and bridging gaps across social and generational divides

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
There has been strong growth in spending since inception
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

How you can help

Established: 6 years

www.liverpoolcares.org.uk

alex.smith@liverpoolcares.org.uk

0151 659 1789

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/22	£265,818	£265,458	£360	345
31/08/21	£322,908	£235,529	£87,379	492
31/08/20	£199,311	£188,245	£11,066	350
31/08/19	£115,580	£107,473	£8,107	429

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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year

What it does

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

A community network of young professionals and older neighbours hanging out and helping one another in our rapidly changing city.

Who works here?

345 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Liverpool City,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

John Moores Foundation	£16,626
DCMS	£5,000
The EQ Foundation	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
John Moores Foundation
£10,000	03/02/2022	Towards a contribution to Social Clubs and Outreach programmes including salaries.
The EQ Foundation
£2,500	05/02/2021	Matched via Big Give Xmas Challenge 2020
DCMS
£5,000	05/06/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
John Moores Foundation
£6,626	30/03/2020	Towards social clubs in Kensington and Wavertree

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How effective are they?

Main mission: Helping people find connection and reducing loneliness by bringing people together and bridging gaps across social and generational divides

	Outputs			Outcomes
Y/E	Older Neighbours involved	Younger People involved		Volunteer hours	Different interactions shared
31/08/2020	360	429		683	3,000

Commentary: Engagement of 60-80+ year olds in social clubs and neighbouring support activities has been shown as more valuable when regularly used over a shorter period than sporadically visited over yearly periods. Impact data drawn from evaluations by several social research partners has highlighted older neighbours report decreased loneliness and improved wellbeing consistently.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76

AKIRA KIRTON
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Chief Executive
Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

ANTHONY MUNRO
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Finance Director

DAVID WARNE
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Solicitor
Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

FIONA STEVENSON
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Finance Director

IANA VIDAL
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Policy And Public Affairs Director

OLIVER RICKMAN
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Strategic Advisor
Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

POLLY BALSOM
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Charity Communications Specialist
Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, MCR CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED,

Polly is Head of Communications and Marketing at Royal Trinity Hospice where she leads on messaging and campaign delivery. She was previously responsible for communications and partnership campaigns at Missing People, and helped to establish HIV support charity Body & Soul’s social enterprise ‘Brave’.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2018, number: 1177749
Registered at Companies House on 23/01/2018, number: 11166325
Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Main office

Baltic Creative CIC
49 Jamaica Street
Liverpool
L1 0AH

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: AMONGST PEOPLE AGED OVER 55 IN THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL WHO MAY NOT REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LIFE AS THEY DO NOT HAVE LARGE OR STRONG NETWORKS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND THEM; WHO ARE LONELY OR ISOLATED; AND WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCESSING STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY SERVICES BECAUSE THEY ARE HOUSE-BOUND, IMMOBILE, UNABLE TO DRIVE OR TO EASILY ACCESS TRANSPORT, BY THE PROVISION OF: 1. A LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR PROGRAMME, WHICH MATCHES YOUNG PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER A LITTLE EXTRA SUPPORT WITH EVERY DAY TASKS, OR A LITTLE ADDED COMPANIONSHIP; AND 2. A SOCIAL CLUBS PROGRAMME, WHICH PROVIDES REGULAR ACTIVITIES WITHIN COMMUNITY CENTRES, CAFES, PARKS AND OTHER TRUSTED HUBS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BRING OLDER PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH PEERS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE NEW EXPERIENCES AND BUILD FRIENDSHIPS; AND 3. OTHER PROGRAMMES DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND VIABLE BY THE CHARITY'S LEADERSHIP; AND TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE: ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; AND BY PROVIDING ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTS THE TRUSTEES HAVE THE POWER TO:(A) RAISE FUNDS THROUGH GRANTS, DONATIONS, SALES, COMMISSIONS AND CONTRACTS; (B) APPLY FUNDS TO CARRY OUT THE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (C) CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER GROUPS TO ADVANCE THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY;(D) RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE CHARITY; (E) DEFER, DEVOLVE OR DELEGATE POWER TO EMPLOYEES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

Defined Area of Benefit: LOCAL

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