CCEW Charity Commission profile

LIVERPOOL SHIPBROKERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY INCORPORATED

Registered charity 226072 · organisation 226072

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
21 July 1964
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
00153719
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£626,854
Latest expenditure
£219,088
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 4th Floor, Melbourne Buildings, 21 North John Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L2 5QU

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
26 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
26 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£626,854
Total Gross Expenditure
£219,088
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£485,458
Total Gross Expenditure
£192,640
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
21 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
21 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£195,687
Total Gross Expenditure
£236,284
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
16 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£190,801
Total Gross Expenditure
£376,038
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
30 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£168,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£376,694

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
26 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£626,854
Total Gross Expenditure
£219,088
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
14 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£485,458
Total Gross Expenditure
£192,640
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
21 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£195,687
Total Gross Expenditure
£236,284
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
16 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£190,801
Total Gross Expenditure
£376,038
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
30 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£168,986
Total Gross Expenditure
£376,694
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
26 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
18
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
626854
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
626872
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,441
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£175,223
Expenditure Other
17424
Expenditure Total
219088
Expenditure Investment Management
26441
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17424
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
173
Gain Loss Investment
301312
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£8,314,201
Assets Total Fixed
7971405
Assets Own Use
964
Assets Long Term Investment
7970441
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£361,187
Assets Total Liabilities
£18,391
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,314,201
Creditors One Year Total Current
18391
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£357,300
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
8314201
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
8314201
Count Employees
1
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Sefton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Knowsley
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
St Helens
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Merseyside
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
301
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Individuals
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
LIVERPOOL SHIPBROKERS' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY INCORPORATED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1964-07-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 MARCH 1919 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 3 JUNE 1970.
Charitable Objects
TO GRANT RELIEF DURING GOOD BEHAVIOUR EITHER BY PENSIONS OR DONATIONS, FIRSTLY: TO DESERVING AND NECESSITOUS PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY AND THEIR WIVES AND FAMILIES AND THE NECESSITOUS WIDOWS AND FAMILIES OF DECEASED MEMBERS; SECONDLY: TO PERSONS WHO AT ANY TIME HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SHIPBROKERS AND/OR SHIPOWNERS OR BUSINESSES DIRECTLY CONNECTED THEREWITH (EITHER AS PRINCIPALS, MANAGERS OR AS CLERICAL STAFF) IN THE CITY OR PORT OF LIVERPOOL, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE LIVERPOOL SHIPPING STAFFS ASSOCIATION NOT BEING AT THE TIME OF THE GRANT MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY WHO ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE COUNCIL IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, AND THE WIVES, WIDOWS, CHILDREN OR DEPENDANTS OF SUCH PERSONS.
Area Of Benefit
LIVERPOOL AND ELSEWHERE

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment