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MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1199464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LTD

Merseyside Law Centre is set up to provide access to justice for people in need through the provision of legal advice and representation.

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Latest income
£525k
Latest spending
£486k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £39,470 for the year ended March 2025, with total income of £525,198 against expenditure of £485,728. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £240,431, which exceeds the policy target of covering six months of running costs and redundancy provisions. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs and redundancy provision (held: £240k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves at a level to cover redundancy provision and six months of running costs should no further funding be received.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

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

Total income
£525k
Total spending
£486k
Reserves (reported)
£302k
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~7.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington · Wigan · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£525k£486k
31/03/2024£579k£403k
31/03/2023£472k£291k

Common questions

Is MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £39,470 for the year ended March 2025, with total income of £525,198 against expenditure of £485,728. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £240,431, which exceeds the policy target of covering six months of running costs and redundancy provisions. The trustees confirm adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION, THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2023£150kNEO Associate Level
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2022£82kRegional Grants > £50K
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2024£80kGrants
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£60kLocal influencing project
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kGrants & Donations
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£22k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£20k
THE SAM AND BELLA SEBBA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£20kLocal influencing project
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATIONFY2022£15k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust27/04/2026£35kA grant to Merseyside Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust12/09/2024£22kA grant to Merseyside Law Centre
A B Charitable Trust21/08/2023£22kA grant to Merseyside Law Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund13/01/2023£10kTo Provide a Free Multilingual Translation Service for Clients without Funds
A B Charitable Trust06/10/2022£20kA grant to Merseyside Law Centre