Irish Diaspora Foundation

Analysis

Irish Diaspora Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04060923). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Irish Diaspora Foundation reported income of £307k and spending of £464k, spending 151% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £120k to £307k (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Irish Diaspora Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kazzum Arts Project (£307k), Stratford Literary Festival (£307k) and Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (£306k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.