THE MERSEYSIDE HOLIDAY SERVICE
The Merseyside Holiday Service aims to help people on Merseyside who are in need of aholiday break but who are unable to afford the full cost themselves. Those that we assist are allon very low incomes and have families with young children who have been living and suffering under some exceptional difficulty or stress and who would benefit from a short break away from their homeenvironment.
Objects
TO PROVIDE HOLIDAY FOR PROFESSIONAL AND WORKING WOME WHO ARE IN NEED OF A HOLIDAY BUT WHO ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE FULL EXPENSE THEMSELVES AND THOSE ENGAGED IN HOUSEHOLD DUTIES WHO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HELP FROM ANY OTHER HOLIDAY ASSOCIATION AND OLD AGE PENSIONERS.
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2024 (received 31/07/2025, 1 day after the 30/07/2025 due date); year ending 30/09/2023 (received 31/07/2024, 1 day after the 30/07/2024 due date); year ending 30/09/2022 (received 12/01/2024, 166 days after the 30/07/2023 due date).
Trustees
- GEORGE STEPHEN MOFFATTchair
- Elaine Tasker
- Gill Gargan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £11k | £12k |
| 30/09/2024 | £12k | £10k |
| 30/09/2023 | £15k | £21k |
| 30/09/2022 | £22k | £20k |
| 30/09/2021 | £32k | £13k |
Common questions
Who funds THE MERSEYSIDE HOLIDAY SERVICE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MERSEYSIDE HOLIDAY SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2024 | £7k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2025 | £6k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2026 | £6k | |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £5k | Holidays (Merseyside) |
| MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | |
| THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND | FY2023 | £2k | |
| THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND | FY2024 | £1k | |
| THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND | FY2022 | £1k | |
| THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND | FY2026 | £1k | |
| THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST | FY2021 | £1k |