IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD

Registered charity 1122387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides an exciting and adventurous cultural programme with the aim of making Irish arts, culture and education accessible to everyone who wants to share, enjoy and participate in quality arts and cultural activities. We have an open door policy and to make our services as accessible as possible we provide a balance of low cost and free community activities.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds held at 31 March 2025 amounted to £1,919,199, with unrestricted funds of £12,212. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that while uncertainties exist, there are no foreseeable threats to the charity's ability to meet its liabilities over the next 18 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from charitable activities
“Income from charitable activities” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ essential operating costs (held: £12k)
“The trustees aim to maintain reserves equivalent to three months’ essential operating costs, reviewed annually.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: R Scanlon received £28,400 remuneration for services as Director of Culture.
“Remuneration for other services outside of trusteeship amounting to £28,400 (2022: £23,700) were paid in the year to a trustee, R Scanlon.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mercer & Hole Chartered Accountants. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Irish Cultural Centre London (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£25k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (65% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hammersmith And Fulham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2023£801k£779k
31/03/2022£570k£597k
31/03/2021£485k£451k

Common questions

Is IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds held at 31 March 2025 amounted to £1,919,199, with unrestricted funds of £12,212. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that while uncertainties exist, there are no foreseeable threats to the charity's ability to meet its liabilities over the next 18 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mercer & Hole Chartered Accountants.

Who funds IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD as a grant recipient include THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAIN.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAINFY2023£67k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2025£14kIrish Cultural Centre Digital Learning and Elders Programme
City Bridge Foundation17/04/2024£4kGrant to Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith
The National Lottery Community Fund15/03/2024£10kContinuation of the digital inclusion course
Sport England29/01/2024£1kYoga at The Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith
City Bridge Foundation11/04/2023£33kGrant to Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2023£91k"#DYC - Irish Cultural Centre Library Rejuvenation and History project"
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2022£10kContinuation of the digital inclusion course
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kIrish Cultural Centre Community activities

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIVERPOOL IRISH CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
LIVERPOOL IRISH CENTRE FY2025£374k—0below—noted
LEWISHAM IRISH COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£357k—0unclear—no doubt
IRISH YOUTH FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2024£596k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HONOURABLE THE IRISH SOCIETY FY2025£611k—0below—no doubt
LYRIC THEATRE HAMMERSMITH LIMITED FY2025£6.7m£80,001 - £90,0003unclear—no doubt

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