IRISH COMMUNITY SERVICES

Charity number: 1085033
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We run Irish themed events online and in person, as well as Tea Cake Club's and have the following projects. Advice and Advocacy, Elders Outreach, Carers Support, Volunteers project, Out & About project & Memory Services project.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £423,015
Total expenditure: £442,890

Total income includes £30,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

98 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bexley
  • Greenwich
  • Lewisham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 February 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • IRISH IN GREENWICH (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PATRICK ANTHONY FRANCIS BURNS Chair
None on record
Michael Vincent Trustee 22 February 2022
BEXLEY MENCAP
Received: On time
Cassandra Grice Trustee 22 January 2022
None on record
Eamonn Dillon Trustee 22 August 2020
None on record
Mark McCormack Trustee 01 November 2017
None on record
Dr William Cotter Trustee 01 May 2015
None on record
PAUL INGNATIUS EWINGS Trustee
None on record
AGNES FORDE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £322.13k £319.20k £316.12k £458.77k £423.02k
Total expenditure £333.59k £334.89k £317.07k £393.31k £442.89k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £1.50k £30.00k £30.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 February 2023 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 February 2023 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 11 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8/12/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15/1/2001. NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30/9/2010 AND REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 9/10/2010.

Charitable objects

TO WORK TOWARDS THE ALLEVIATION OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND ISOLATION AND FOR THE CREATION OF EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR IRISH PEOPLE AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IN THE BOROUGH OF GREENWICH AND SUBJECT THERETO THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY, LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM AND ADJACENT BOROUGHS FOR ALL ETHNIC GROUPS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LONDON BOROUGHS OF GREENWICH, BEXLEY AND LEWISHAM AND ADJACENT BOROUGHS

Contact information

Address:
2b Devonshire Road
BEXLEYHEATH
KENT
DA6 8DS
Phone:
02088544466
Email:
office@irishcommunityservices.org.uk
Website:

www.irishcommunityservices.org Open in new window