MICAH LIVERPOOL

Registered charity 1168689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as +HOPE, HOPE+, MICAH

Providing food banks and community shops and running employability programmes to enable people to become employed

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£534k
Latest spending
£445k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that Micah Liverpool held unrestricted reserves of £153,188 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees describe as equivalent to seven months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £88,707 for the year, resulting in an increase in total funds from £76,801 to £165,508. The trustees confirmed that the charity is in a satisfactory financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from individuals (63% of income)
“Donations from individuals 333,248” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Micah Liverpool (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£534k
Total spending
£445k
Reserves (reported)
£153k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£534k£445k
31/12/2023£462k£463k
31/12/2022£482k£454k
31/12/2021£428k£450k
31/12/2020£439k£385k

Common questions

Is MICAH LIVERPOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that Micah Liverpool held unrestricted reserves of £153,188 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees describe as equivalent to seven months of running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £88,707 for the year, resulting in an increase in total funds from £76,801 to £165,508. The trustees confirmed that the charity is in a satisfactory financial position with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MICAH LIVERPOOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MICAH LIVERPOOL as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2024£30kFoodbanks.
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2025£20kGrants of £20,000 each were made to the following organisations for the provision of help with food and other basic needs:
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2023£10kFoodbank plus - Towards provision of help with food and other basic needs.
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2022£6k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£6k
THE HEADLEY TRUSTFY2024£5kFoodbanks.
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUNDFY2023£3k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUNDFY2025£2k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2024£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government18/06/2020£40kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2019£10kMicah Liverpool Community Markets