The Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd

Analysis

The Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wirral. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00784499). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Abbeyfield Hoylake and West Kirby Society Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 'tynwald' Residential Home for the Elderly, Hythe (£1.3m), St Barnabas Southwold (£1.3m) and Forty Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 32 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.