Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 18

LEWISHAM IRISH COMMUNITY CENTRE

The principal objective of the charity is to promote the benefit of the community, particularly but not exclusively persons of Irish descent within the London Borough of Lewisham. To this end we provide premises, staff and volunteers for the following services:Advice and Advocacy services, Children and youth services , volunteer programme , clubs, classes and social events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 32 years

www.lewishamirish.org.uk

manager@lewishamirish.org.uk

02086956264

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23		£259	£273	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/22		£231	£236	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/21		£264	£221	£43	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	19
31/03/20		£208	£192	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19		£180	£181	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29
31/03/18	*	£158	£149	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£142	£152	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£134	£146	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£156	£139	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£147	£159	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£143	£170	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£160	£171	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£165	£16	£149	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£149	£158	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£160	£169	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£139	£128	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£146	£132	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£128	£119	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£103	£78	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£100	£79	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Who works here?

16 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Lewisham,

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

City Bridge Trust	£150,000
DCMS	£35,345
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,629
The London Community Foundation	£19,545
Co-Operative Group	£5,354

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Lewisham Irish Community Centre
£150,000	17/11/2022 60	£150,000 (£40,000; £35,000; £30,000; £25,000; £20,000) over five years towards salary costs of a Senior Advice Worker to support, supervise and lead the advice team delivering services to the ....more £150,000 (£40,000; £35,000; £30,000; £25,000; £20,000) over five years towards salary costs of a Senior Advice Worker to support, supervise and lead the advice team delivering services to the Irish Community and Gypsy, Roma, Traveller Communities in the London Borough of Lewisham.
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping our Elderly Community Connected
£9,828	27/05/2021	The funding will be used to employ a support and activity coordinator for elderly people from the Irish community. The project aims to reinstate social activities which will reduce isolation and ....more The funding will be used to employ a support and activity coordinator for elderly people from the Irish community. The project aims to reinstate social activities which will reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Lewisham Irish Community Centre
£9,545	24/09/2020	We want to adapt the way we work with our older community to reduce social isolation and enhance physical and mental health by the provision of digital classes and fitness classes onsite /offsite and ....more We want to adapt the way we work with our older community to reduce social isolation and enhance physical and mental health by the provision of digital classes and fitness classes onsite /offsite and online to meet changing needs of our community as we move out of lock-down.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£9,545	24/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£25,800	22/09/2020	"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 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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Lewisham Irish Community Centre
£5,000	11/06/2020	To continue to expand and develop the provision of befriending and essential food boxes to those who are elderly, living with disabilities and/or in poverty. The project would run for a further three ....more To continue to expand and develop the provision of befriending and essential food boxes to those who are elderly, living with disabilities and/or in poverty. The project would run for a further three month period from July to September 2020 within the London borough of Lewisham and specifically the Rushey Green ward.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Lewisham Irish Community Centre
£5,000	14/04/2020	We are setting up cooked meal delivery service once per week and in the process of getting some council funding to run this project . We would like to scale up this project to include a food parcel ....more We are setting up cooked meal delivery service once per week and in the process of getting some council funding to run this project . We would like to scale up this project to include a food parcel of basic food essentials to support each vulnerable/older isolated person from week to week . We would have volunteers to drop off food delivery service which we could avail of to drop off food parcel.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Lewisham Irish Community Centre
£5,354	15/11/2019	We want to provide weekly light lunch and access to Zumba Gold Classes for a group of up to 50 older adults.
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Playgroup
£9,801	12/09/2019 12	The organisation will use the funding to continue to run a weekly playgroup for local families, with the aim of improving community cohesion and increasing access to play activities.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Lewisham Irish Community Centre
£26,164	13/03/2018 36	A youth club and playgroup providing a range of positive activities for children experiencing economic deprivation and for children with disabilities. Young people will benefit through increased ....more A youth club and playgroup providing a range of positive activities for children experiencing economic deprivation and for children with disabilities. Young people will benefit through increased confidence, improved life skills and reduced isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 31-83

ANNE O'RORKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee

COLUM MACKEY (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Secretary

DOMINIC FOX Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: THE HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND,

JAMES FARRELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chairperson

KAREN SALLY DUGGAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Company Secretary/Director

MARTINA O'SULLIVAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Senior Commissioning Editor

MICHAEL MC DONNELL Appointed: 2021

PAULINE MATON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Trustee

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/10/1992, number: 1014852
Registered at Companies House on 02/10/1992, number: 02752450

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 63 days late, AR12: 161 days late, AR11: 64 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR07: 65 days late, AR06: 8 days late, AR05: 2 days late,

Main office

Lewisham Irish Community Centre
2 Davenport Road
LONDON
SE6 2AZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PERSONS OF IRISH DESCENT, WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE INHABITANTS TO (A) ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AT THE SAID COMMUNITY. (B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT. (C) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE. (D) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM

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