BASINGSTOKE IRISH SOCIETY

Registered charity 1112155 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A CENTRE TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE FACILITIES. BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE PUBLIC TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN IRISH HERITAGE, CULTURE, MUSIC, DANCE, SPORT AND THE IRISH LANGUAGE.BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

Objects

A) PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE & DEANE AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH COMMUNITY DEFINED BY THE BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE & DEANE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;B) ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS;C) PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE SOCIETY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE & DEANE AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE MEMBERS OF THE IRISH COMMUNITY DEFINED BY THE BOROUGH OF BASINGSTOKE & DEANE

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £8,802 for the year, which was offset by £44,213 in gift aid received from its trading subsidiary. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £30,636 at year-end, representing approximately three and three-quarter months' cover against their policy target of three to six months' expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW COLUMBA MCFADDENchair
• Alice Morland-Leyland
• Joseph Shevlin

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

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