Liverpool Irish Festival

Registered charity 1100126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LIVERPOOL IRISH FESTIVAL SOCIETY COMPANY LIMITED

The principal activity of the Charity is to celebrate the links between Liverpool and Ireland via the development of a permanent, annual event to highlight the significance of Irish traditions, music, literature, theatre and art in defining Liverpool's culture and status as a great European city.

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Latest income
£132k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £36,277 for the year, resulting in a significant depletion of unrestricted reserves from £17,451 to £537. The trustees acknowledge that reserves are below their stated policy target of covering 3-6 months of operational costs due to higher-than-anticipated PAYE costs and the absence of arts programme funding. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees remain satisfied that the charity can continue as a going concern based on future funding forecasts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of operational costs (held: £537)
the Festival seeks to maintain unrestricted reserves at a level that covers 3-6 months of operational costs
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations as well as trading revenues. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams. — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Liverpool Irish Festival (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£132k£168k
31/12/2023£108k£112k
31/12/2022£107k£128k
31/12/2021£118k£100k
31/12/2020£107k£57k

Common questions

Is Liverpool Irish Festival financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £36,277 for the year, resulting in a significant depletion of unrestricted reserves from £17,451 to £537. The trustees acknowledge that reserves are below their stated policy target of covering 3-6 months of operational costs due to higher-than-anticipated PAYE costs and the absence of arts programme funding. Despite these financial pressures, the trustees remain satisfied that the charity can continue as a going concern based on future funding forecasts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/07/2025£57k"Resolve"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/09/2023£100k"Revealing the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/04/2021£46k"Revitalising Liverpool's Irish Famine Trail"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/01/2011£50k"Discovering the Liverpool Irish"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/09/2009£7k"Quilts and Arpilleras that Speak Out"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2006£5k2006 Liverpool Irish Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund22/09/2005£5kLiverpool Irish Festival 2005
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/09/2003£5k"The Group Will Create A Irish Festival And Develop It Into An Annual Multiple Event To Celebrate The City'S Considerable Irish Heritage. The"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Liverpool Irish Festival£132kunclearnoted
THE LLANGOLLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL EISTEDDFOD LIMITED FY2025£1.5mUnder £60,0000belowno doubt
IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
LIVERPOOL BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART LIMITED FY2025£1.5maboveno doubt
THE HONOURABLE THE IRISH SOCIETY FY2024£611kunclearno doubt
IRISH YOUTH FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2024£596k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.