01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 May 1984
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01792921
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £14,855,348
- Latest expenditure
- £14,700,572
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 212H Boaler Street, LIVERPOOL, L6 6AE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.localsolutions.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The provision of services in the following fields: Homecare, Shopmobility, Training , Welfare Rights, Supported Accommodation, Support for the disabled, Carers Support, Liverpool Watersports Centre, Mobex, Domestic Violence Service, Conference Facilities
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £14,855,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,700,572
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,598,037
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,397,665
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,328,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,145,156
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,515,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,837,729
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,341,438
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,720,370
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £14,855,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,700,572
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 25
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 12211741
- Income From Government Grants
- £167,964
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,598,037
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,397,665
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 24
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 11728783
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 61
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £13,328,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,145,156
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 23
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10909784
- Income From Government Grants
- £86,221
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 72
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £12,515,814
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,837,729
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 25
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10016854
- Income From Government Grants
- £130,240
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 74
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £13,341,438
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £12,720,370
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 25
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £17
- Income From Government Contracts
- 10426099
- Income From Government Grants
- £504,856
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 80
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 100188
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14664072
- Income Investments
- 91088
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14855348
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £162,877
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,537,695
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14700572
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 58442
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1738931
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 28193
- Gain Loss Investment
- 126632
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,347,187
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2430381
- Assets Own Use
- 1730381
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 700000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,896,311
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,324,984
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,001,708
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1495524
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 829460
- Assets Cash
- £1,601,706
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2945343
- Funds Restricted
- 56365
- Funds Total
- 3001708
- Count Employees
- 518
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 16 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 120450
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 14382701
- Income Investments
- 94886
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 14598037
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £116,748
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £14,280,917
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 14397665
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46757
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1825417
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12732
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,480,684
- Assets Total Fixed
- 239616
- Assets Own Use
- 239616
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,845,847
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,365,163
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,720,300
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1314063
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 51100
- Assets Cash
- £1,941,656
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2688970
- Funds Restricted
- 31330
- Funds Total
- 2720300
- Count Employees
- 553
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 45493
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13113837
- Income Investments
- 48183
- Income Other
- 121394
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13328907
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £102,554
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £13,042,602
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 13145156
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 75395
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1846891
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26974
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 121394
- Reserves
- £2,267,580
- Assets Total Fixed
- 252348
- Assets Own Use
- 252348
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,627,798
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,360,218
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,519,928
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1360218
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,331,595
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2431255
- Funds Restricted
- 88673
- Funds Total
- 2519928
- Count Employees
- 531
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 76927
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 12408648
- Income Investments
- 11450
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 12497025
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £95,163
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,742,566
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12837729
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 88455
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1847153
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 37911
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,259,086
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1077091
- Assets Own Use
- 1077091
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,527,973
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,268,887
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,336,177
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1268887
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,353,988
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2246684
- Funds Restricted
- 89493
- Funds Total
- 2336177
- Count Employees
- 537
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 6 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 75837
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 13265400
- Income Investments
- 201
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 13341438
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £48,685
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £12,671,685
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 12720370
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46408
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1836399
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30538
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,643,090
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1115002
- Assets Own Use
- 1115002
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,284,784
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,741,694
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,658,092
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1641694
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 100000
- Assets Cash
- £2,162,070
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2567781
- Funds Restricted
- 90311
- Funds Total
- 2658092
- Count Employees
- 624
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LOCAL SOLUTIONS
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2016-09-29T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 517742
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 517742
- Assoc Charity Name
- OAKMERE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Charity Name
- LOCAL SOLUTIONS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1984-05-17T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/02/1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03/11/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/10/2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15/11/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/11/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20/03/2012 as amended on 09 Jan 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 1.1 The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) are 1.1.1 to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of the community, and in particular the advancement of education, the furtherance of health, the relief of poverty, distress and sickness, charitable regeneration by the maintenance or improvement of the physical, social and economic infrastructure and the provision of facilities in the interests of education, social welfare, recreation or other leisure time occupation, with the object of improving conditions of life by empowering individuals and supporting communities in England and Wales;1.1.2 to promote and organise co-operation in the achievement of the above purposes and to that end to bring together representatives of the statutory authorities, local councils and voluntary organisations engaged in the furtherance of the above purposes within England and Wales.
- Area Of Benefit
- NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND, NORTH EAST WALES AND MERSEYSIDE IN PARTICULAR
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 180471
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- M C V S
- Charity Name Id
- 180486
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MERSEYSIDE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 3
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Regulator Order
- 4
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
- Regulator Order
- 5
- Regulator Name
- Welsh Government (Social Landlords And Housing Associations)
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests