LIVERPOOL CORPORATION CITY JUSTICES POOR FUND OR THE LORD MAYOR'S NO 2 (CHARITY) ACCOUNT

Registered charity 229539 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LORD MAYOR'S CHARITY APPEAL, THE LORD MAYORS CHARITY APPEAL

To raise income for distribution to charitable organisations in Liverpool.

Objects

RELIEF OF POOR PERSONS USED TO ENABLE THE LORD MAYOR TO MAKE DONATIONS TO APPEALS BY AND THE WORK OF RECOGNIZED CHARITIES

Area of benefit: LIVERPOOL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Liverpool, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£96k
Latest spending
£96k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £19,593 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds from £19,593 to zero. The trustees state that the level of reserves held should be at a minimal level and that all reserves are distributed in the year they are raised. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (88% of income)
“Income for the year totalled £96,307 (2024: £78,602), of which £11,642 (2024: £54,522) arose from fundraising. Donations received were £84,665 (2024: £24,080).” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimal level
“Reserves policy: The level of reserves held should be at a minimal level. All reserves, where possible, are distributed in the year they are raised.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

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 25/05/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 25/05/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 25/05/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
25/05/2025£96k£96k
25/05/2024£79k£98k
25/05/2023£37k£53k
25/05/2022£52k£41k
25/05/2021£9k£3k

Common questions

Is LIVERPOOL CORPORATION CITY JUSTICES POOR FUND OR THE LORD MAYOR'S NO 2 (CHARITY) ACCOUNT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £19,593 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds from £19,593 to zero. The trustees state that the level of reserves held should be at a minimal level and that all reserves are distributed in the year they are raised. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIVERPOOL CORPORATION CITY JUSTICES POOR FUND OR THE LORD MAYOR'S NO 2 (CHARITY) ACCOUNT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIVERPOOL CORPORATION CITY JUSTICES POOR FUND OR THE LORD MAYOR'S NO 2 (CHARITY) ACCOUNT as a grant recipient include THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUND, WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUND, THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£5kConnections with the Company
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£5kCorporate Connections
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£3kOther Recurrent Grants
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£3kBy Virtue of Office
THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF CUTLERS GENERAL CHARITABLE FUNDFY2021£3kRelief of Poverty
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2021£3kBy Virtue of Office
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£3kBy Virtue of Office
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDSFY2022£131Junior School

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LIVERPOOL CORPORATION CITY JUSTICES POOR FUND OR THE LORD MAYOR'S NO 2 (CHARITY) ACCOUNT£96k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CITY CHARITY TRUST FY2025£128k—0unclear—no doubt
LIVERPOOL CITY MISSION (INCORPORATED) FY2025£81k—0unclear—no doubt
Livingston Charitable Trust FY2025£489k—0unclear—no doubt
THE LORD MAYOR OF BIRMINGHAM'S CHARITY FY2026£59k—0unclear—no doubt
LIMOGES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£69k—0within—no doubt

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