IMMIGRANT COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (ICAP)

Registered charity 1079353 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I C A P

icap works to promote good mental health and well being by providing professional, culturally-sensitive, counselling and psychotherapy to Irish people and other minority and marginalised communities in Britian. We also raise awareness of the psychological and social issues which impact on the mental health of these communities and promote healthier lifestyles and living strategies.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF IRISH ORIGIN AND OTHER PERSONS OF ANY AGE, NATIONALITY, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, POLITICAL OPINION, RELIGION OR ETHNIC ORIGIN WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF THROUGH REASON OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR MENTAL ILL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF A CONFIDENTIAL AND SKILLED COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN COUNSELLING MATTERS

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity ended the financial year with total assets of £882,818 and unrestricted free reserves of £200,577, which the trustees state equates to 7.2 months of running costs. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the trustees or the independent auditors.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2025) to £60,000-£69,999 (FY2026).

Comparing this charity’s FY2025 and FY2026 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Irish government — “Therapy for the Irish community is subsidised by financial support from the Irish government.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 16.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alanna Gallagher
• Alexander Horne Dr
• James Meade
• Richard Logue
• Ross Finegan
• Tara Kelly Dixon
• Troy Gallagher Cllr · trustee of 1 other charity
• Victoria Butterworth

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).