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BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE

Registered charity 1176826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Birtenshaw Merseyside operates a special school. The charity supports children, young people and young adults who have a moderate to severe learning disability, including Autistic Spectrum conditions and those with a significant physical disability/impairment including complex health needs.

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Latest income
£5.8m
Latest spending
£4.3m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1.5m for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £7.8m. The Trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing stable contract income from local authorities and full pupil capacity. Cash reserves of £7.9m significantly exceed the stated policy target of three months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £346,067 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)
“The emoluments of the highest paid director, the Chief Executive excluding pension contributions were £346,067 (2024: £304,187).” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 8
“The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60,000 or more excluding employer NI and pension contributions were: 2025 Number 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 8” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of ongoing unrestricted expenditure (held: £7.8m)
“The Trustees consider the charity should be holding three months of expenditure in cash reserves, based on 25/26 forecasts this would equate to £1.5m.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). 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
£5.8m
Total spending
£4.3m
Reserves (reported)
£7.6m
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~21.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.8m£4.3m
31/03/2024£5.3m£4.0m
31/03/2023£5.1m£3.5m
31/03/2022£4.9m£3.2m
31/03/2021£4.7m£2.9m

Common questions

Is BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £1.5m for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £7.8m. The Trustees consider the charity a going concern, citing stable contract income from local authorities and full pupil capacity. Cash reserves of £7.9m significantly exceed the stated policy target of three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £346,067 band, and 8 employees earned over £60,000.

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 AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST2£6k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£148k
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£78k
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC1£30k
THE HARGREAVES FOUNDATION1£22k
THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND1£20k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION1£18k
Leo Lion Foundation1£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BIRTENSHAW MERSEYSIDE£5.8m£346,0678above—no doubt
MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£5.1m£70,001 - £80,000—above—no doubt
BIRKENHEAD SCHOOL FOUNDATION TRUST FY2025£367k—0unclear—no doubt
BURYILD FY2025£1.7m—0below0.0%no doubt
Undershaw Education Trust FY2025£4.3m£100,001 - £110,0003unclear—no doubt
MERTON MENCAP FY2025£827k—0unclear—no doubt

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