Overall GiG Score: -50 ?
Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
  • No PartB

    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 modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent
    Established: 6 years

    WWW.SMUK.COM

    RESTRUCTURING.LONDON.CORE@RSMUK.COMIS

    02032018000

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/08/22£265,818£265,458£360345
    31/08/21£322,908£235,529£87,379492
    31/08/20£199,311£188,245£11,066350
    31/08/19£115,580£107,473£8,107429
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    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 - Grant to Liverpool Cares Ltd
    £10,000 03/02/2022
    Towards a contribution to Social Clubs and Outreach programmes including salaries.
    The EQ Foundation - Grant to LIVERPOOL CARES
    £2,500 05/02/2021
    Matched via Big Give Xmas Challenge 2020
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £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
    John Moores Foundation - Grant to Liverpool Cares Ltd
    £6,626 30/03/2020
    Towards social clubs in Kensington and Wavertree

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 6/7 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 34-76
    • IANA VIDAL Appointed: 2021 Occupation: Policy And Public Affairs Director
    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
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    4 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    R S M UK
    25 FARRINGDON STREET
    LONDON
    EC4A 4AB

    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

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase

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