The Honourable the Irish Society

Analysis

The Honourable the Irish Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coleraine. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Honourable the Irish Society reported income of £611k and spending of £682k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £654k to £611k (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Honourable the Irish Society sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Foxie's Future (£605k), Acorns (North Tyneside) (£616k) and Nilaari Agency (£603k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 39%, trading 24%, charitable activities 20% and donations and legacies 15%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £212k. Reserves of £14.1m would cover about 231 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.