MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL

Registered charity 1048263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M P A C, MPAC

Latest income
£728k
Latest spending
£909k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £448,517, while the trustees' policy aims to maintain sufficient resources to cover management and administration costs without specifying a fixed monetary target or duration. The charity reported a net income surplus of £172,366 for the period, with total funds increasing to £842,533, indicating stable financial health supported by diverse grant and trading income.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient resources to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to any unforeseen circumstances (held: £449k)
It is the policy of the company to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level which provides sufficient resources to cover management, administration and support costs and to respond to any unforeseen circumstances. — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Lonsdale & Marsh.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 29/03/2025)

Total income
£728k
Total spending
£909k
Cost of raising funds
£13k
Reserves (reported)
£344k
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/03/2025£728k£909k
29/03/2024£2.0m£1.7m
29/03/2023£1.2m£1.0m
31/03/2022£750k£565k
31/03/2021£586k£532k

Common questions

Is MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £448,517, while the trustees' policy aims to maintain sufficient resources to cover management and administration costs without specifying a fixed monetary target or duration. The charity reported a net income surplus of £172,366 for the period, with total funds increasing to £842,533, indicating stable financial health supported by diverse grant and trading income. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Lonsdale & Marsh.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery01/05/2023£25kProject Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/11/2007£22k"Pool Raider"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/07/2005£715"Merseyside Play Action Council Have Been Awarded A Grant To Enable Older People To Share Their Experiences Of The Second World War With Youn"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/01/2005£25k"Dancing Not Football"

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THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST1£250

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