Luton Irish Forum

Analysis

Luton Irish Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Luton. It was registered in February 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05651900). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Luton Irish Forum reported income of £649k and spending of £622k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £452k to £649k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Luton Irish Forum sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Fawcett Society (£648k), Cyngor Ar Bopeth Ceredigion Citizens' Advice Bureau (£649k) and The Oasis Centre Community Project-East Manchester (£648k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, trading 22%, donations and legacies 2.6% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £363k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.