01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 June 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 09882302
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £525,198
- Latest expenditure
- £485,728
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Merseyside Law Centre, Kuumba Imani Millenium Centre, 4 Princes Road, Liverpool, L8 1TH
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.merseysidelawcentre.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Merseyside Law Centre is set up to provide access to justice for people in need through the provision of legal advice and representation.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £525,198
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £485,728
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £578,929
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £402,983
- 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
- 14 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £471,878
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £291,434
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £525,198
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £485,728
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 14904
- Income From Government Grants
- £29,514
- 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 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 20 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £578,929
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £402,983
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 14904
- Income From Government Grants
- £25,000
- 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
- 23
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 14 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £471,878
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £291,434
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 63268
- Income From Government Grants
- £42,500
- 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
- 10
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 41249
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 483271
- Income Investments
- 678
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 525198
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £485,728
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 485728
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3597
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 236690
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1080
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £301,577
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5652
- Assets Own Use
- 5652
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £458,823
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £68,615
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £395,860
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 16393
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 52222
- Assets Cash
- £375,540
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 301577
- Funds Restricted
- 94283
- Funds Total
- 395860
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 20 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 22470
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 555690
- Income Investments
- 640
- Income Other
- 129
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 578929
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £402,983
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 402983
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1595
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 164707
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1078
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £235,813
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4296
- Assets Own Use
- 4296
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £428,989
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £76,895
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £356,390
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 23473
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 53422
- Assets Cash
- £327,441
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 235813
- Funds Restricted
- 120577
- Funds Total
- 356390
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wigan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Warrington
- 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
- Halton
- 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
- 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
- Wirral
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-06-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 NOV 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23 SEP 2021
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AMONG PERSONS RESIDENT, STUDYING OR WORKING IN MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY (A) PROVIDING THEM WITH LEGAL SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE OBTAIN BECAUSE OF A LACK OF MEANS AND (B) EDUCATING THEM ON THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ON THE OPERATION OF THE LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEM. THE CHARITY MAY ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE BENEFICIAL FOR THE PEOPLES OF MERSEYSIDE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 646857
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MERSEYSIDE LAW CENTRE LTD
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries