ASPIRE LIVERPOOL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 15 November 2021
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 29 February 2024 – 27 February 2025
Latest income: £62,563
Latest expenditure: £43,183
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: William Currie Group, Castle Chambers, 43 Castle Street, LIVERPOOL, L2 9SH

Website recorded by the regulator: http://aspireliverpool.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Aspire Liverpool has developed a program for two cohorts, our Year 10 Inspire and Year 12 Reaching Higher cohorts. Each cohort has the opportunity to experience Oxbridge style lectures and workshops once per month, and since 2022, Aspire has also run 4 successful residential trips to Oxford and Cambridge for both of its cohorts, with the aim of showing students that Oxbridge can be for them.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 27 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £62,563
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,183

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,930

Fin Period Start Date: 15 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £53,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,644

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 29 February 2024
Fin Period End Date: 27 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 27 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £62,563
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,183
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,930
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 15 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £53,327
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,644
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
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: 15

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ASPIRE LIVERPOOL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2021-11-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Nov 2021
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE LIVERPOOL CITY REGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RAISING THE ASPIRATIONS AND MAXIMISING THE POTENTIAL OF PUPILS ATTENDING SCHOOLS IN LIVERPOOL, TO GAIN PLACES IN TOP RANKED UNIVERSITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, MENTORING, LECTURES, SKILLS TRAINING, TRIPS TO UNIVERSITIES, UNIVERSITY APPLICATION SUPPORT AND ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PROVISION THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS OBJECT.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures