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Birtenshaw Merseyside

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Birtenshaw Merseyside is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about Birtenshaw Merseyside?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£5,821,826
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£4,314,053
Registered charity number
1176826
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Darwen Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Birtenshaw Merseyside (number 1176826) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Birtenshaw Merseyside do?

Birtenshaw Merseyside operates a special school. The charity supports children, young people and young adults who have a moderate to severe learning disability, including Autistic Spectrum conditions and those with a significant physical disability/impairment including complex health needs.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Birtenshaw Merseyside

Answers Birtenshaw Merseyside gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Birtenshaw Merseyside's highest-paid staff paid?

Birtenshaw Merseyside's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£300,001–£350,0001
£200,001–£250,0001
£80,001–£90,0002
£60,001–£70,0004

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Birtenshaw Merseyside's money come from?

Birtenshaw Merseyside reported £5.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £5.6m (96%), investments £179k (3%), trading and fundraising events £68k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£5.6m · 96%
  • Investments£179k · 3%
  • Trading and fundraising events£68k · 1%
  • Other income£9,428 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Birtenshaw Merseyside as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Birtenshaw Merseyside's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
10500399 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Liverpool City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Birtenshaw Merseyside registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for Birtenshaw Merseyside yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Birtenshaw Merseyside. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

What should you check before donating to Birtenshaw Merseyside?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Birtenshaw Merseyside a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Birtenshaw Merseyside as a registered charity (number 1176826) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Birtenshaw Merseyside's charity number?
Birtenshaw Merseyside's charity number is 1176826. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1176826?
Search 1176826 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Birtenshaw Merseyside do?
Birtenshaw Merseyside operates a special school. The charity supports children, young people and young adults who have a moderate to severe learning disability, including Autistic Spectrum conditions and those with a significant physical disability/impairment including complex health needs.
Does Birtenshaw Merseyside have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Birtenshaw Merseyside. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Birtenshaw Merseyside?
Birtenshaw Merseyside's website listed in our register data is http://www.birtenshaw.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Birtenshaw Merseyside's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Birtenshaw Merseyside's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £300,001–£350,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Birtenshaw Merseyside's money come from?
Birtenshaw Merseyside reported £5.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £5.6m (96%), investments £179k (3%), trading and fundraising events £68k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Birtenshaw Merseyside?
The register records Birtenshaw Merseyside as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Birtenshaw Merseyside's trustees paid?
Birtenshaw Merseyside's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Birtenshaw Merseyside registered as a charity?
Birtenshaw Merseyside was entered on the register on 24 January 2018. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 10500399).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.