Irish in Britain

Analysis

Irish in Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04013148). It says it provides human resources, provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Irish in Britain reported income of £553k and spending of £555k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £461k to £553k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Irish in Britain sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainbow House Group (£553k), Aanchal Women's Aid Ltd (£554k) and The UK Friends of Georgetown Limited (£553k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £399k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.

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.