THE BASEMENT ADVISORY CENTRE

Registered charity 1075052 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BASEMENT, THE BASEMENT NIGHT DROP-IN CENTRE

The Basement Advisory Centre provides a drop-in facillity for the homeless community in Liverpool city centre.Priority is given to rough sleepers and our service users can access our counsellors, advocacy, laundry, showering services as well as accessing our signposting and advice services.

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Latest income

£29k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,240 for the year ended March 2025, with total income of £40,071 and expenditure of £29,831. However, the trustees' report highlights that unrestricted funds stood at a deficit of £2,215, which is below the stated policy target of covering three months of running costs and redundancy provisions. The charity is actively seeking rental income and new funding streams to increase its unrestricted reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-2k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)

“As at the end of the financial year the unrestricted funds totalled a deficit £2,215. The charitable company requires a provision of £6,113 for three month’s running costs & £1,397 redundancy costs (Total £7,510)” — page 3

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

William CHRISTOPHERchair
DENISE LEWIS
Glen Monaghan
KEVIN MOORES · trustee of 1 other charity
TIM KENWARD

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£29k	£31k
31/03/2024	£26k	£72k
31/03/2023	£71k	£73k
31/03/2022	£97k	£106k
31/03/2021	£146k	£106k

Common questions

Is THE BASEMENT ADVISORY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £10,240 for the year ended March 2025, with total income of £40,071 and expenditure of £29,831. However, the trustees' report highlights that unrestricted funds stood at a deficit of £2,215, which is below the stated policy target of covering three months of running costs and redundancy provisions. The charity is actively seeking rental income and new funding streams to increase its unrestricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BASEMENT ADVISORY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BASEMENT ADVISORY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE ASDA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ASDA FOUNDATION	FY2024	£25k	Investing in Spaces and Places

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	06/05/2022	£3k	Reach out and Connect
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/06/2009	£318k	Springboard