PSS (UK)

Charity number: 224469
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

PSS services are designed to plug the gaps and provide on the ground support to a wide array of people. We recognise when people are in need and find new and practical ways to get the most from life. We work with elderly and disabled people in the community, with families caught up in the criminal justice system or in need, and in a preventative way with families and people at risk

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 October 1963: Standard registration
  • 08 October 2002: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • PSS (Working name)
  • LIVERPOOL PERSONAL SERVICE SOCIETY (INC ) (Previous name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicola Parkinson Trustee 26 June 2024
None on record
Helen Shaw Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Georgia Eileen Marriott-Smith Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Richard John Bramwell Trustee 05 July 2023
None on record
Colin Philip Bell Trustee 23 March 2021
None on record
Matthew Thomas Rothwell Trustee 01 June 2020
None on record
Beverley Catherine Mitchell Trustee 01 June 2020
None on record
Jennifer Jean Hannon Trustee 16 March 2020
None on record
Dr Kim Heyes Trustee 23 May 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £18.22m £18.57m £19.42m £20.09m £21.12m
Total expenditure £17.72m £17.73m £18.85m £19.93m £20.82m
Income from government contracts £17.25m £17.48m £18.48m £19.36m £20.19m
Income from government grants £232.63k £195.93k £248.04k £327.85k £505.54k
Income - Donations and legacies £108.12k £53.85k £37.73k £27.57k £7.26k
Income - Other trading activities £288.54k £211.02k £129.59k £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £17.48m £17.68m £18.72m £19.69m £20.70m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £136.41k £139.05k £161.00k £178.75k £196.60k
Income - Other £205.05k £485.59k £367.75k £197.28k £219.11k
Income - Legacies £51.26k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £17.72m £17.73m £18.85m £19.93m £20.82m
Expenditure - Raising funds £4.03k £653 £582 £692 £769
Expenditure - Governance £58.21k £69.41k £69.10k £86.98k £87.82k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £3.16m £2.92m £3.04m £3.23m £3.24m
Long-term investments £3.36m £4.73m £5.92m £5.59m £6.14m
Other assets £3.45m £3.95m £3.71m £3.15m £3.90m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £2.01m £3.60m £3.18m £2.09m £2.56m

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 26 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 26 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 15 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 09 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 09 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 15 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Linked charities

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Governing document
CONSTITUTION JUNE 1938
Charitable objects
COMFORTS FOR NEEDY RESIDENTS IN THE AREA OF HUYTON-WITH-ROBY DISTRICT WHO ARE OR HAVE LATELY BEEN SICK OR AILING.
Area of benefit
HUYTON WITH ROBY DISTRICT AND SURROUNDINGS
Registration history
  • 14 October 1963 : Standard registration
  • 08 October 2002 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
PSS
Eleanor Rathbone House
Connect Business Village
24 Derby Road
Liverpool
L5 9PR
Phone:
01517025540