Little Lights Liverpool
Registered charity 1211373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVERPOOL ZOE'S PLACE
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AGED 0 TO 5 YEARS SUFFERING FROM TERMINAL OR LIFE LIMITING ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTAINING OF A HOSPICE OR HOSPICES IN LIVERPOOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THIS CARE AND SUPPORT MAY BE EXTENDED TO CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 8 WHERE THERE IS A CLINICAL OR FAMILY NEED.
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus with total income of £7.9 million against expenditure of £1.8 million, resulting in net incoming resources of £6.1 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £347,121, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £400,000–£800,000, though the trustees consider this appropriate given planned development activities. The charity maintains strong liquidity with cash balances of £3.6 million and operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% of income)
“Total income for the period was £7,916,038, comprising: Dona ons and legacies: £6,870,393”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The current level of free reserves is therefore slightly below the target range but is considered appropriate given the charity's planned development ac vi es, ongoing strategy and opera onal commitments.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £259,306 — contracts £96,196 (2), grants £163,110 (2); 3% of the £7,926,038 total gross income on the same return
- Has a trading subsidiary
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Little Lights Liverpool Baby Hospice (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
CQC provider record: Little Lights Liverpool — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£266k
Reported reserves equal ~23.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/10/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (20/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Alison Audrey Long
- Dr Lynda Ann Brook · trustee of 1 other charity
- Karen Livesey
- Matthew Thomas Morris
- Maureen Delahunty Kehoe
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Little Lights Liverpool financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus with total income of £7.9 million against expenditure of £1.8 million, resulting in net incoming resources of £6.1 million. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £347,121, which is slightly below the stated policy target of £400,000–£800,000, though the trustees consider this appropriate given planned development activities. The charity maintains strong liquidity with cash balances of £3.6 million and operates a defined contribution pension scheme with no disclosed deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
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