Begbies Traynor Group

Liverpool Community Advice enters into voluntary liquidation

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Date Published: 12/01/2023

A Liverpool-based registered charity which helps 15,000 people a year across the city with advice, has entered into voluntary liquidation.

Jason Greenhalgh and Paul Stanley of Begbies Traynor were appointed as Joint Liquidators of Liverpool Community Advice (LCA) Limited on 9th January 2023 after its trustees had explored all options to keep the charity open but had to make nine people redundant and release several volunteers.

The organisation, based on Dale Street, traces its roots back to 1939 when the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) opened its doors in Liverpool. In 2016 it evolved into the LCA as an independent entity.

With an ethos on being exclusively focused on the needs of the people of Liverpool, the organisation was funded by a combination of support from local and central governments, executing contracts for organisations, public and private donations, bequests and grant awards from benevolent organisations.

The organisation provided advice on housing, debt, benefits, immigration energy bills as well as mental health.

Trustees say a lack of funding led to its closure despite it dealing with almost 15,000 enquiries according to its latest published annual report.

Jason Greenhalgh, partner at Begbies Traynor, said:

“It’s the worst time of year for an organisation like this to be forced to close its doors but the trustees explored every option to remain open. It is a challenging time for anyone running organisations reliant on donations and grants. A combination of reduced funding, inflation and issues in recovering from the pandemic have resulted in these circumstances.”

Gerald Rivett, Chair of the LCA, said:

“Like many organisations in the charity sector, we suffered greatly from the impact of the pandemic during and after lockdown. We worked hard to get more help but we just couldn’t get the financial support we needed to maintain our services.

“In our view, there is no substitute for personal face-to-face advice. Our dedicated staff performed heroics during the pandemic for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

“Whilst we are now not able to service any new cases, we are doing our best to help existing clients and where possible they will be referred to other nominated organisations. I’m very proud of all the work we have done in this great city and we’d like to thank everyone who has supported us since we launched in 2016.”

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Meet the Team

Jason first started at Begbies Traynor in July 1989 as a junior on the old YTS scheme via the Chamber of Commerce in Manchester and progressed through to Senior Administrator over a period of time to 1997.

After a short time away, he rejoined Begbies Traynor and sat the JIEB Insolvency Exams in December 2002 and initially obtained a non-appointment license the following year after which he  continued to progress through the grades to Senior Manager.

In May 2008 Jason was promoted to Insolvency Director, upgraded his insolvency license with the IPA and has taken corporate insolvency appointments since then. In July 2011 Jason was rewarded for his efforts and commitment to Begbies Traynor when he was promoted to Partner.

Throughout his insolvency career, Jason has gained valuable experience at every level and has dealt with a wide range of different insolvency assignments. Since taking appointments in 2008, he has concentrated on the mid range insolvency market and has helped many struggling owner/managers of distressed businesses.

Jason enjoys rugby league and follows his local team the Leigh Centurions. He also enjoys attending live music events and keeping fit.

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