Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

THE LONDON IRISH CENTRE 

SERVING THE WELFARE AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE IRISH COMMUNITY IN LONDON THROUGH A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING: ADVICE, ADVOCACY, OUTREACH, DAY CENTRE SERVICES, VOLUNTEERING, HEALTHY LIVING, MISSING PERSONS, EDUCATION, REFERRALS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN IRISH MUSIC, DANCE, LANGUAGE AND THEATRE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £5,341,675 available, equivalent to 29 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 11 years

www.londonirishcentre.org

info@londonirishcentre.org

02079162222

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/22*£1,797£2,227£-430£52£5,415£5,34228.83264
30/09/21£1,542£1,463£79£0£5,846£5,82447.834120
30/09/20£2,280£1,671£610£0£5,767£5,81341.724120
30/09/19£1,544£1,527£16£0£5,158£5,22841.124120
30/09/18£1,611£1,341£270£0£5,142£5,23346.834150
30/09/17£1,005£1,038£-33£0£4,872£4,96457.4190
30/09/16?£1,241£1,348£-108£37£1,984£-68-0.6190
31/03/15£990£1,116£-126£74£2,092£2,14823.1220
31/03/14£1,084£1,114£-29£57£2,217£2,19723.7250

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 83%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 28.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 32 employees
  • 64 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£202,004
Trust for London£110,250
DCMS£85,284
City Bridge Trust£54,006
The London Community Foundation£22,579
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Rank Foundation - Col Small Grant The London Irish Centre 2023
£4,201 27/04/2023
The London Irish Centre 2023 received a Cost of Living Small Grant to help cover the cost of Training and development for staff, Volunteers and trustees and to cover Goods and Equipment costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - London Irish Centre Community Choir
£9,970 14/04/2023
This project will deliver a London Irish Community Voices Choir; a new weekly singing group which reaches people experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing. The project aims to boost community ....more
Trust for London - London Irish Centre
£2,250 29/09/2022
This is a cost of living uplift for grant reference 360G-trustforlondon-MAIN-S2-02.06.2020-8640
National Lottery Community Fund - London Irish Centre: Complex Needs Enablement Service
£192,034 22/12/2021
The project is using funding towards a Targeted Enablement Service for people with multiple and complex needs. Funding will support people to re-engage with the community after the pandemic by ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Irish Centre
£4,120 26/01/2021
£4,120 towards an access audit of the London Irish Centre.
Trust for London - London Irish Centre
£88,000 14/10/2020
24
The funding is for continued salary costs of a Legal Advocate, offering advice and representation to people wishing to appeal decisions about their benefits claims including Personal Independence ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Irish Centre
£49,886 28/09/2020
towards the costs of a full-time advice worker, 0.6FTE project manager, 0.6FTE volunteer manager, volunteer expenses, training and associated overheads, as outlined in your application
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£85,284 11/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The London Community Foundation - Grant to London Irish Centre
£17,579 21/07/2020
Redeveloping the London Irish Centre’s services in response to the pandemic to deliver Befriending, Advice, Wellbeing and Cultural services digitally and by phone, and to bring nutritious food to ....more
Trust for London - London Irish Centre
£20,000 09/06/2020
3
The funding is for IT costs, tablets, the salary of a volunteer coordinator and a contribution to overheads in response to the Covid19 crisis. (London Community Response Grant)
The London Community Foundation - Grant to London Irish Centre
£5,000 17/04/2020
The funding is for people who are in need but not currently supported through the government’s ‘shielded’ programme during the Covid-19 pandemic. We will set up a community fridge in response ....more
Camden Giving - London Irish Centre - Covid19 Charity Fund
£6,000 09/04/2020
Delivering food parcels and were the site of Camden's initial response, run in partnership with Camden Council. Set up a telephone health and wellbeing advice line, with support and advice by a ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to London Irish Centre Charity - Community Services
£40,000 13/09/2018
£40,000 over 12 months to determine a suitable operational model for the London Irish Centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lunchtime Culture For Older Irish People
£10,000 03/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a series of lunch time events for older Irish people. The project aims to reduce isolation and loneliness and encourage the building of relationships across this ....more
Trust for London - London Irish Centre Charity
£80,000 01/03/2018
24
The funding is for a legal advocate; offering advice and representation to clients wishing to appeal decisions made about their Employment and Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payments. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-73
  • EDWARD BRACKEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Cluster Hotel General Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2012, number: 1149787
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/09/2012, number: 08221421
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR22: 37 days late,
Main office

LONDON IRISH CENTRE
52 CAMDEN SQUARE
LONDON
NW1 9XB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND INCLUDING FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE FROM THE IRISH COMMUNITY: 1 TO RELIEVE AND COMBAT POVERTY, DISTRESS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND SICKNESS; 2 TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 3 TO PROMOTE IRISH ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 4 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN IRISH CULTURE AND LANGUAGE; 5 TO ADVANCE ANY SUCH OTHER PURPOSE BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.?

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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