AGE CONCERN MID MERSEY

Registered charity 1003476 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN HALTON & ST HELENS, AGE CONCERN ST HELENS, AGE UK MID MERSEY

Promote the wellbeing of older people particularly those who suffer loneliness and isolation to help make their lives fulfilling, enjoyable and worthwhile, so that they might love later life.Working on behalf of older people across Merseyside to promote and provide a holistic range of health, wellbeing, care and support services allowing more independence, informed choice and greater control.

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Latest income

£436k

Latest spending

£733k

Registered

1991

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £297,156 for the year, resulting in a budget deficit of £15,156 after accounting for designated funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £171,319, which represents approximately three months of operating costs, while total reserves including fixed assets were £939,160. The trustees note that the imminent sale of the Mansion House property is expected to release £444,248 to free reserves, mitigating current financial pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee earned £60,000 per annum or more” — page 55

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £171k)

“The trustees believe that there is a need to hold a target of optimally 3 months full operating costs in reserves”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Livesey Spottiswood Limited Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income

£565k

Total spending

£592k

Cost of raising funds

£36k

Reserves (reported)

£357k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (08/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Nicholas John Farmerchair
Amanda King
Daniel Nathan Benatan

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

Operates in: Halton · Knowsley · St Helens · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£436k	£733k
31/03/2024	£497k	£593k
31/03/2023	£565k	£592k
31/03/2022	£570k	£557k
31/03/2021	£779k	£631k

Common questions

Is AGE CONCERN MID MERSEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £297,156 for the year, resulting in a budget deficit of £15,156 after accounting for designated funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £171,319, which represents approximately three months of operating costs, while total reserves including fixed assets were £939,160. The trustees note that the imminent sale of the Mansion House property is expected to release £444,248 to free reserves, mitigating current financial pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Livesey Spottiswood Limited Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors.

What does the highest-paid employee of AGE CONCERN MID MERSEY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds AGE CONCERN MID MERSEY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN MID MERSEY as a grant recipient include ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND, THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST, KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
ARMED FORCES COVENANT FUND	FY2022	£10k	Force for Change
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2025	£1k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	FY2023	£400
KEN DODD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/11/2024	£361k	Living Well Programme MCST
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/11/2024	£20k	Information and Advice Service
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/10/2013	£10k	"Corporate Fundraising - Sharing Heritage"
The National Lottery Community Fund	31/03/2006	£5k	St Helens Senior Voice Forum
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/09/2005	£5k	Volunteer Gardening Group
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/08/2004	£10k	We'll Meet Again
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	27/08/2004	£1k	"This Is A Learning Project That Aims To Enhance Peoples Knowledge Of Ww2 By Recording Experiences And Accounts Of Life In St Helens During T"

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
AGE UK	1	£246k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£80k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£76k
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY	1	£76k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY	1	£20k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation	1	£14k
Vivensa Foundation	1	£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with AGE CONCERN WIRRAL.

AGE CONCERN WIRRAL income £4.1m
AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT income £1.3m
AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON income £2.2m
AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK income £2.6m
AGE CONCERN CREDITON income £158k
AGE CONCERN ISLINGTON income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
AGE CONCERN MID MERSEY	£436k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN WIRRAL FY2025	£4.1m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN ISLE OF WIGHT FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON FY2025	£2.2m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
AGE CONCERN CREDITON FY2025	£158k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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