MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 10 February 1989
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01843226
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £5,094,473
Latest expenditure: £4,082,585
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LTD, ABNEY BUILDING, 65-67 HANOVER STREET, LIVERPOOL, L1 3DY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.mya.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity provides and co-ordinates in the interest of social welfare, facilities for recreation for young people in Merseyside in order that they may grow to full maturity as individuals.

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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,094,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,082,585

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,970,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,046,722

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,350,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,312,548

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: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,688,769
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,957,323

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,822,254
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,535,886

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: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £5,094,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,082,585
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £16
Income From Government Contracts: 442686
Income From Government Grants: £3,771,755
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 Volunteers: 2

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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £4,970,786
Total Gross Expenditure: £5,046,722
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £21
Income From Government Contracts: 432524
Income From Government Grants: £1,835,939
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 Volunteers: 6

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,350,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,312,548
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £11
Income From Government Contracts: 367113
Income From Government Grants: £1,476,617
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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 Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,688,769
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,957,323
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £18
Income From Government Contracts: 373119
Income From Government Grants: £779,480
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,822,254
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,535,886
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Contracts: 224262
Income From Government Grants: £499,647
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: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

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: 29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 6930
Income Other Trading Activities: 252232
Income Charitable Activities: 4827062
Income Investments: 8249
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5094473
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £10,010
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,072,575
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4082585
Expenditure Investment Management: 4646
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 20800
Expenditure Support Costs: 532086
Expenditure Depreciation: 86296
Gain Loss Investment: 3616
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,218,626
Assets Total Fixed: 4254997
Assets Own Use: 3108954
Assets Long Term Investment: 1146043
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £633,135
Assets Total Liabilities: £625,593
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,262,539
Creditors One Year Total Current: 625593
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £10,536
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 4218626
Funds Restricted: 43913
Funds Total: 4262539
Count Employees: 81
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: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 10644
Income Other Trading Activities: 202934
Income Charitable Activities: 4749426
Income Investments: 7782
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4970786
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,544
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £5,042,178
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 5046722
Expenditure Investment Management: 4273
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18000
Expenditure Support Costs: 489033
Expenditure Depreciation: 75088
Gain Loss Investment: 286484
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,200,407
Assets Total Fixed: 3100649
Assets Own Use: 1961520
Assets Long Term Investment: 1139129
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £748,192
Assets Total Liabilities: £601,821
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,247,020
Creditors One Year Total Current: 576171
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 25650
Assets Cash: £128,948
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 3200407
Funds Restricted: 46613
Funds Total: 3247020
Count Employees: 94
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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: 31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 9164
Income Other Trading Activities: 187262
Income Charitable Activities: 4147371
Income Investments: 7083
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4350880
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,545
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £4,308,003
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4312548
Expenditure Investment Management: 4199
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 17000
Expenditure Support Costs: 442876
Expenditure Depreciation: 73170
Gain Loss Investment: -53873
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,876,917
Assets Total Fixed: 2702067
Assets Own Use: 1852931
Assets Long Term Investment: 849136
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,024,331
Assets Total Liabilities: £689,926
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,036,472
Creditors One Year Total Current: 623925
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 66001
Assets Cash: £10,923
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2876917
Funds Restricted: 159555
Funds Total: 3036472
Count Employees: 65
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 7624
Income Other Trading Activities: 141549
Income Charitable Activities: 3527797
Income Investments: 11799
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3688769
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,035
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,951,288
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3957323
Expenditure Investment Management: 4319
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16200
Expenditure Support Costs: 389688
Expenditure Depreciation: 77245
Gain Loss Investment: -145703
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,953,216
Assets Total Fixed: 2804896
Assets Own Use: 1904771
Assets Long Term Investment: 900125
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,063,389
Assets Total Liabilities: £816,272
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,052,013
Creditors One Year Total Current: 714833
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 101439
Assets Cash: £226,846
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2953216
Funds Restricted: 98797
Funds Total: 3052013
Count Employees: 69
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 12327
Income Other Trading Activities: 88267
Income Charitable Activities: 3715256
Income Investments: 6404
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3822254
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,144
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,529,742
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3535886
Expenditure Investment Management: 4048
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16200
Expenditure Support Costs: 369147
Expenditure Depreciation: 62886
Gain Loss Investment: 66550
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,414,391
Assets Total Fixed: 2999254
Assets Own Use: 1960906
Assets Long Term Investment: 1038348
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,070,052
Assets Total Liabilities: £603,036
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,466,270
Creditors One Year Total Current: 464396
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 138640
Assets Cash: £393,180
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2414391
Funds Restricted: 1051879
Funds Total: 3466270
Count Employees: 70
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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: Halton
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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

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: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1989-02-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 AUGUST 1984 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION PASSED 18 NOVEMBER 1985 AND 15 FEBRUARY 2000.
Charitable Objects: TO PROVIDE AND CO-ORDINATE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER WELFARE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN MERSEYSIDE WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR YOUTHFULNESS INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITY THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.
Area Of Benefit: MERSEYSIDE

10 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures