# IMAGINE INDEPENDENCE

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1010203
- **Other names:** IMAGINE, MCMHS, MERSEYSIDE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 30, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1010203


## Contact

- **Address:** IMAGINE INDEPENDENCE, 25 HOPE STREET, LIVERPOOL
- **Postcode:** L1 9BQ
- **Phone:** 01517092366
- **Email:** imagine@imagineindependence.org.uk
- **Website:** www.imagineindependence.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** The objects for which the Company is established shall be:To promote the preservation and the safeguarding of mental health and to assist in relieving and rehabilitating persons suffering from mental disorder, or conditions of emotional or mental distress, requiring advice or treatment, primarily through the provision of services.The relief of people who are in need by any reason of any physical illness or disability, including but without limitation to learning disabilities and dementia.The relief of their families and carers.The area of Benefit shall be primarily that of England and Wales.

**Activities:** To promote the preservation and the safeguarding of mental health, assist in relieving and rehabilitating persons suffering from mental disorder, conditions of emotional or mental distress, requiring advice or treatment, through the provision of services.The relief of people who are in need by any reason of any physical illness or disability, including learning disabilities and dementia.

**Area of benefit:** PRIMARILY ENGLAND AND WALES




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £11967885 | £12062614 | £1654126 | 309 |
| March 31, 2024 | £12354285 | £12429104 | £1916915 | 254 |
| March 31, 2023 | £11294714 | £11425762 | £1991734 | 255 |
| March 31, 2022 | £10647510 | £10410278 | £2122782 | 240 |
| March 31, 2021 | £9876810 | £9545419 | £1845133 | 245 |



## Trustees

- **CHRISTOPHER POOLE** (Chair)
- Katerina Panagaki — appointed Nov. 12, 2025
- Michael Thomas Burns — appointed April 14, 2021
- Richard Anthony Cassidy — appointed Feb. 2, 2022
- Wendy Karen Baylis-Wareing — appointed Aug. 13, 2025


