The charity shop chain has already seen dozens of closures this year
18:04, 08 Oct 2025Updated 18:06, 08 Oct 2025
Scope on Lord Street (Image: Ray Bonsall/Liverpool ECHO )
A Liverpool city centre shop has permanently closed its doors following dozens of similar closures across the country. The Scope charity shop branch on Lord Street put a sign in its window this week sharing news of the closure with customers and thanking them for their support.
The recently closed branch is located at 9 Lord Street, next to a Tesco Extra. It is not the only Merseyside branch to close this year and the Scope charity shop in Pyramid’s Shopping Centre, Birkenhead, is also now permanently closed.
The branch also thanked Scope volunteers and shop colleagues and colleagues for their support.
The statement said: “We are now sadly closed. We would like to say a huge thank you to all our loyal customers and local community for your support.
“We would also like to thank our shop colleagues and volunteers for all they have done to help Scope campaign for disability equality.
“For more information or to continue to support Scope, please contact: helpline@scope.org.uk, 0808 800 3333, scope.org.uk.”
The message from Scope (Image: Ray Bonsall/Liverpool ECHO )
The Merseyside closures follow Scope’s decision in March to shut 50 stores across the UK, with some already having closed throughout the year.
Before the end of March this year, 24 stores shut including shops with a further 11 closed by the end of May. In total, the chain is considering to shut 77 of its 138 shops across the country, Lancashire Live reported.
The decision to close branches came after the charity faced a £1.5m loss in the financial year, according to This Is Money.
Debbie Boylen, head of retail at disability equality charity Scope, previously said: ‘We never take the decision to close our stores lightly. For our team members and volunteers, it’s more than just a job.
“We know they feel passionately about playing their part in our work to create an equal future with disabled people, and our decision does not reflect their hard work or dedication to Scope.”
Scope isn’t the only high street chain facing closures this year and both Poundland and River Island have seen shops shutting.
In June Poundland announced a major restructure following the purchase of the struggling chain by investment firm, Gordon Brothers.
The Pepco Group, based in Poland and Poundland’s owner since 2016, confirmed in June that it has finalised the sale of the business for a “nominal” fee. Sources close to the process have said this was £1.