LUTON IRISH FORUM

Registered charity 1113069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

LIF was formed to give a voice to the Irish community in Luton and now, our welfare, social, and cultural services extend far beyond Luton and include Irish, Irish Traveller, and other communities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £26,513 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total funds increasing to £666,184. Free reserves were £286,697, which the trustees note covers approximately six months of expenditure. The charity is small under company law and has been independently examined rather than audited.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Luton Irish Forum (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~7.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (70% 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: 2.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Siobhan Rooneychair
• Catrina lewis
• Christina Mary Gleeson
• DEIRDRE ANNE BRIDGET DRENNAN
• John Paul Smith
• Luke Kitching
• MARION ELIZABETH ROSALIND CURTIS
• MARY BRIDGET WINTER
• THOMAS CHRISTOPHER SCANLON
• Teresa Smith
• Thomas Martin Shanley

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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