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THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS

Registered charity 1001565 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIPA, THE LIVERPOOL SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS

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Latest income
£15.0m
Latest spending
£14.9m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group generated a surplus of £150,689 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £20,475,738. The group held no borrowings at year-end and maintained healthy cash balances of £2,829,798, supported by a five-year cash-positive financial forecast.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“No other employees received remuneration more than £100,000.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: LIPA is the sole corporate trustee of The Liverpool Institute Charity. LIPA occupies the Liverpool Institute Building, held in The Liverpool Institute Charity, under terms at £nil rent.
“LIPA is the sole corporate trustee of The Liverpool Institute Charity. LIPA occupies the Liverpool Institute Building, held in The Liverpool Institute Charity, under terms at £nil rent.” — page 42
“LIPA Enterprises Limited is registered in England and Wales and is dormant, resulting in the cost of investment of £100 having been written off.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: LIPA Enterprises Limited is a dormant subsidiary; investment cost written off.
“LIPA is the sole corporate trustee of The Liverpool Institute Charity. LIPA occupies the Liverpool Institute Building, held in The Liverpool Institute Charity, under terms at £nil rent.” — page 42
“LIPA Enterprises Limited is registered in England and Wales and is dormant, resulting in the cost of investment of £100 having been written off.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: LIPA Enterprises Limited
“The company has one subsidiary undertaking, LIPA Enterprises Limited.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In the news

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Corporate structure

LIPA ENTERPRISES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £100
  • The balance sheet shows total net assets of £100, which corresponds to the called up share capital not paid. No other intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided micro-entity accounts.
“Total net assets (liabilities) 100 100”

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £857k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£15.0m
Total spending
£14.9m
Cost of raising funds
£317k
Reserves (reported)
£20.5m
Employees
157

Reported reserves equal ~16.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£15.0m£14.9m
31/07/2024£14.3m£13.7m
31/07/2023£13.1m£12.8m
31/07/2022£12.9m£12.1m
31/07/2021£11.5m£11.7m

Common questions

Is THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group generated a surplus of £150,689 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £20,475,738. The group held no borrowings at year-end and maintained healthy cash balances of £2,829,798, supported by a five-year cash-positive financial forecast. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

Who funds THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS as a grant recipient include THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2022£94k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2022£28kScholarship
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2024£19kPerforming Arts Scholarship
THE MATERIAL WORLD FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2021£19k
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2023£19kScholarship
THE ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER FOUNDATIONFY2025£10kScholarship

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE1£898k
GLOBAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS1£725k
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES1£619k
ELRHA1£245k
THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT1£194k
LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£170k
THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON FOR IMPROVING NATURAL KNOWLEDGE (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ROYAL SOCIETY)1£163k
THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED1£91k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OPEN AWARDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE FOR PERFORMING ARTS£15.0m—2unclear—no doubt
OPEN AWARDS FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd FY2025£1.3m——unclear—no doubt
LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE FY2025£129.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES FY2025£1.8m——unclear—no doubt
COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD FY2025£11.1m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.