The Merseyside Holiday Service
Analysis
The Merseyside Holiday Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in December 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Merseyside Holiday Service reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £32k to £11k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Merseyside Holiday Service sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dunnington Women's Institute (£11k), Dawlish Warren Lifesaving Club (£11k) and The Dent Meditation Centre (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Merseyside Holiday Service aims to help people on Merseyside who are in need of aholiday break but who are unable to afford the full cost themselves. Those that we assist are allon very low incomes and have families with young children who have been living and suffering under some exceptional difficulty or stress and who would benefit from a short break away from their homeenvironment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dunnington Women's Institute | York | £11k |
| Dawlish Warren Lifesaving Club | Dawlish | £11k |
| The Dent Meditation Centre | Cumbria | £11k |
| Harthill Village Hall Limited | Sheffield | £11k |