MERSEYSIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE LTD

Registered charity 1107466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHRYSALIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES LTD, MERSEYSIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, PROJECT CHRYSALIS

Merseyside Domestic Violence Services (MDVS) offers a free, confidential, and non judgemental support service for women and families who have experienced or maybe at risk of experiencing domestic violence. We have now developed our service into an Integrated Safety Service working with female victims and male perpetrators of domestic violence.

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Latest income
£278k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £15,829 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £165,821. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Merseyside Domestic Violence Service (MDVS) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

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

Total income
£915k
Total spending
£728k
Reserves (reported)
£10k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£278k£294k
31/03/2024£326k£418k
31/03/2023£915k£728k
31/03/2022£413k£454k
31/03/2021£413k£454k

Common questions

Is MERSEYSIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £15,829 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £165,821. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis of accounting.

Who funds MERSEYSIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MERSEYSIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE LTD as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£52kDCMS Fund Grants >£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, FORMBYFY2022—Voluntary Income donation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2024£20kLeaders of Change
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2021£347kIFSS (Integrated Family Support Service)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2021£5kLift The Lid
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2018£451kMerseyside Domestic Violence (Integrated Safety Service) ISS
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2015£10kA4A - U-Nights the Night
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2014£279kMASC (Males Actively Seeking Change)
The National Lottery Community Fund19/07/2012£10kGo on - Go digital
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2009£10kU-Night
The National Lottery Community Fund16/03/2006£780Monthly Newsletter

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MILTON KEYNES WOMENS AID.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MERSEYSIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICE LTD£278k—0unclear—no doubt
MILTON KEYNES WOMENS AID FY2025£1.4m—0within—no doubt
OASIS DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE LTD FY2025£3.2m——unclear4.3%no doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0above—no doubt
SOUTH LIVERPOOL DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£235k—0unclear—noted
INDEPENDENT DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICES FY2025£7.8m——above—no doubt

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