Aspire Liverpool
Analysis
Aspire Liverpool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending February 2025, Aspire Liverpool reported income of £63k and spending of £43k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from February 2023 to February 2025, income grew from £53k to £63k (+17%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Aspire Liverpool sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Francis Bernard Caunt Education Trust (£63k), The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust (£63k) and Charlotte Fraser Foundation (£62k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Aspire Liverpool has developed a program for two cohorts, our Year 10 Inspire and Year 12 Reaching Higher cohorts. Each cohort has the opportunity to experience Oxbridge style lectures and workshops once per month, and since 2022, Aspire has also run 4 successful residential trips to Oxford and Cambridge for both of its cohorts, with the aim of showing students that Oxbridge can be for them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Francis Bernard Caunt Education Trust | Nottinghamshire | £63k |
| The Sir John Gielgud Charitable Trust | London | £63k |
| Charlotte Fraser Foundation | London | £62k |
| Sunbeams Playgroup + Gwernaffield | Flintshire | £63k |