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Merseycare Community Transport Ltd

Registered charity 1133408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERSEYCARE TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD

Provision of accessible transport for elderly, disabled and socially disadvantaged groups and individuals in the area of Merseyside and its environs. Additionally, training in the allied passenger transpot field.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company reported an operating deficit of £69,198 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Despite this loss, the entity maintained positive net assets of £947,129 and was prepared on a going concern basis. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a statutory audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,833 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“Directors' salaries 70,833”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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); recorded price paid £93k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£2.0m
Reserves (reported)
£666k
Employees
63

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Liverpool City · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.9m£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.8m
31/03/2023£1.7m£1.8m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is Merseycare Community Transport Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the company reported an operating deficit of £69,198 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus in the prior year. Despite this loss, the entity maintained positive net assets of £947,129 and was prepared on a going concern basis. The financial statements were subject to an independent examination rather than a statutory audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of Merseycare Community Transport Ltd earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,833 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2010£10kMTS Ltd Vehicle Operations

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
THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Merseycare Community Transport Ltd£1.9m£70,833—unclear—no doubt
COMPASS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025£450k—0above—no doubt
HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH AREA COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SCHEME FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDGEND COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LTD FY2025£303k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£2.0m——below—noted
EAST TEIGNBRIDGE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt

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