Children’s Charity Merseyside CIO
Analysis
Children’s Charity Merseyside CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Prescot. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Children’s Charity Merseyside CIO reported income of £68k and spending of £57k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £68k (+328%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Children’s Charity Merseyside CIO sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxford Winter Night Shelter (£68k), Bradford Flower Homes Development Limited (£68k) and Nottinghamshire Down's Syndrome Support Group (£68k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the CIO are to relieve the needs of children and young people in Merseyside and in surrounding areas who are in need as a result of ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, by providing or assisting in the provision of specialist items and equipment with a view to improving the beneficiaries conditions of life.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Winter Night Shelter | Oxford | £68k |
| Bradford Flower Homes Development Limited | Shipley | £68k |
| Nottinghamshire Down's Syndrome Support Group | Nottinghamshire | £68k |
| Hertford and District Mencap | Waltham Cross | £68k |