COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS FOR LANCASHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE

1. COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS FOR LANCASHIRE AND MERSEYSIDE 2014-01-06 → present
2. COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MERSEYSIDE 2004-01-14 → 2014-01-06
3. SEFTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 1997-08-20 → 2004-01-14

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Mitchell Charlesworth

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “On 29th July 2024, our community faced an unimaginable tragedy when a knife attack at a children's dance class in Southport claimed the lives of three young girls... The Southport Strong Together Fund together with Sefton CVS and Sefton Council was our collective response... We distributed over £837,000.”
• “The cost of living crisis has continued to be a major focus this year. In order to assist front line groups supporting disadvantaged communities we have influenced donors to be flexible in contributions to group core costs and multi-year funding of projects.”
• “On 10 July 2025 CFLM completed the trust transfer of the Pilkington Charities Fund. The value of the fund at the date of transfer was £28,038,754.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -5.4%

  £4,637,008 → £4,387,103

• Cash

  -12.5%

  £2,569,012 → £2,248,710

• Net assets

  -4.3%

  £24,386,489 → £23,347,155

• Employees

  0%

  13 → 13

• Wages

  -0.4%

  £488,211 → £486,133

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers