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

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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
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
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/EOlder Neighbours involvedYounger People involvedVolunteer hoursDifferent interactions shared
31/08/20203604296833,000
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.
See what you could achieve with a donation of: £

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
  • 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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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