Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated
Analysis
Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Merseyside. It was registered in July 1964, 62 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 00153719). It says it makes grants to individuals.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated reported income of £627k and spending of £219k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £169k to £627k (+271%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Liverpool Shipbrokers' Benevolent Society Incorporated sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Bristol Consortium for Young People (£626k), Participate Projects (£627k) and The Magpie Project (£626k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £8.3m would cover about 422 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.0%
- Investments 100%
In the charity's own words
The Society exists to recognise those who have worked within the commerce of shipbroking and shipowning and are in need of assistance; to provide financial assistance where appropriate and provide friendship, care and support where financial assistance is not required; and to provide support, financial or otherwise, to the spouses, widowers, widows, children or dependents of such persons
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| South Bristol Consortium for Young People | Bristol | £626k |
| Participate Projects | West Yorkshire | £627k |
| The Magpie Project | London | £626k |
| Saltmine Trust | Dudley | £627k |