AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON
Registered charity 517902 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL
Provide services and activities for older people.Campaigns with and advocates on behalf of older people.Supports the development of older peoples organisations.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £121,497 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,156,423 against expenditure of £2,287,672. The trustees report that the financial position remains in deficit but confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £528,006, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of £500,000 to £1,000,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months’ worth of unrestricted expenditure, equating to a target level of £500,000 to £1,000,000 (held: £528k)
“The Trustees reviewed the aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to three to six months’ worth of unrestricted expenditure, equating to a target level of £500,000 to £1,000,000 funds required” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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.
- LOWE, Rupert William Whitaker — director, appointed 19/03/2018on trustee list
- CAWDRON, Keith William — director, appointed 11/10/2016on trustee list
- RAVENSCROFT, Kenneth James — director, appointed 10/06/1999not on trustee list
Official officers record.
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: Age Concern Liverpool & Sefton — Registered, 6 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 14/08/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- The Hamlets: Requires improvement (12/09/2023) · CQC record
- Rupert William Whitaker Lowechair
- KEITH CAWDRON
- KEN RAVENSCROFT · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £121,497 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £2,156,423 against expenditure of £2,287,672. The trustees report that the financial position remains in deficit but confirm the charity has sufficient resources to continue as a going concern for at least twelve months. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £528,006, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of £500,000 to £1,000,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.
Who funds AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN LIVERPOOL & SEFTON as a grant recipient include MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST, THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST.
Known funders
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