TOGETHER LIVERPOOL
Together Liverpool's aim is to support churches working with community groups wanting to tackle poverty, deprivation and disadvantage in their boroughs.
Objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHRISTIAN BASED CHARITIES IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THEIR OBJECTS OR ANY ONE OF THEM, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION; AND2. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS, GOODS OR SERVICES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £36,857 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £173,096 and total expenditure of £136,239. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £68,686, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' running costs (£68,120). The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate reserves and liquidity to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charitable company to maintain free unrestricted reserves equivalent to six months of the organisation’s total running costs should no further funding be received.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Government income: £10,268 — contracts £10,268 (1); 8% of the £133,309 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Government income: £2,280 — contracts £2,280 (1); 2% of the £130,268 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 21/11/2025, 21 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 08190148
Company officers (Companies House)
- GUIDI, Pablo Alan on trustee list
- SPITTLE, Carolyn Sara on trustee list
- RANDALL, Lorna Mary on trustee list
- BULL, Peter on trustee list
- SPIERS, Peter Hendry on trustee list
- RANDALL, David Anthony on trustee list
- BENNETT, Richard Anthony on trustee list
- LOUDON, Ellen Francis on trustee list
- BISHOP, David Howard on trustee list
Trustees
- Rev ELLEN LOUDONchair
- Carolyn Spittle
- David Anthony Randall
- David Bishop
- Lorna Mary Randall
- Pablo Guidi
- Peter Bull
- Rev Peter Hendry Spiers
- Richard Anthony Bennett
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £173k | £136k |
| 31/12/2024 | £133k | £117k |
| 31/12/2023 | £130k | £97k |
| 31/12/2022 | £72k | £93k |
| 31/12/2021 | £121k | £134k |
Common questions
Is TOGETHER LIVERPOOL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £36,857 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income of £173,096 and total expenditure of £136,239. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £68,686, which exceeds the stated policy target of six months' running costs (£68,120). The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate reserves and liquidity to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TOGETHER LIVERPOOL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TOGETHER LIVERPOOL as a grant recipient include NEAR NEIGHBOURS, LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEAR NEIGHBOURS | FY2025 | £26k | |
| LORD LEVERHULME'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £21k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST | FY2024 | £2k | |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k | Merseyside |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST | FY2025 | £260 | Grant |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIGAN WEST | FY2023 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/05/2024 | £222k | Network of Kindness: Wider & Deeper |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/05/2020 | £40k | Together Liverpool CV19 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/02/2019 | £9k | Liverpool Kindness |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE F GLENISTER WOODGER TRUST CIO | 1 | £1.1m |
| THE INDIGO TRUST | 1 | £750k |
| BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES | 1 | £695k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £200k |
| THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £56k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| CHARLES PLATER TRUST | 1 | £38k |
| LLOYDS BANK FOUNDATION FOR ENGLAND & WALES | 1 | £30k |
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- TOGETHER LEICESTER
- Together Collective
- THE TOGETHER TRUST
- Funders Together
- TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY
- CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BEXHILL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOGETHER LIVERPOOL | £173k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOGETHER LEICESTER | £35k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Together Collective | £717k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE TOGETHER TRUST | £41.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| Funders Together | £1.2m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| TOGETHER OUR COMMUNITY | £413k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |