Merseyside Law Centre Limited

Analysis

Merseyside Law Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09882302). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Merseyside Law Centre Limited reported income of £525k and spending of £486k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £472k to £525k (+11%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Merseyside Law Centre Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Workaid (£525k), Alhidaya Croydon (£526k) and The United Charities of Abel Collin (£525k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92% and donations and legacies 7.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £302k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.