THE SOCIETY FOR IRISH CHURCH MISSIONS

Registered charity 1089081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ICM, IRISH CHURCH MISSIONS

The mission of Irish Church Missions is to evangelize all the peoples of Ireland. Our work in the Republic of Ireland is based in Dublin and is essentially to teach people how to teach the Bible; training students to listen and respond to God's Word properly. In addition the Charity seeks to plant new Churches and spread the gospel.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit on funds of £79,208 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by charitable expenditure exceeding income. However, unrestricted reserves excluding tangible fixed assets stood at £730,322, which is above the trustees' estimated required level of £192,500, indicating sufficient liquidity to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 00209009

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• MCCLEAN, Andre Paul, Mr. — director, appointed 01/05/2024on trustee list
• NEILL, Thomas Ross — director, appointed 01/05/2024on trustee list
• COULTER, Edmond James, Rev — director, appointed 29/04/2024on trustee list
• DONOHOE, Simon, Rev — director, appointed 05/12/2019on trustee list
• JONES, Dorothy — director, appointed 05/12/2019on trustee list
• BENN, Wallace Parke, The Right Reverend — director, appointed 12/09/2013on trustee list
• ESPIN-BRADLEY, Richard, Rev — director, appointed 17/09/2009on trustee list
• THOMPSON, Nicole — secretary, appointed 07/06/2024

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andre McClean
• Dorothy Jones
• RT REV WALLACE BENN
• Rev Edmond Coulter
• Rev RICHARD ESPIN-BRADLEY
• Rev Simon Donohoe
• Ross Neill

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

Operates in: Ireland · Northern Ireland

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.