IRISH COMMUNITY CARE
Registered charity 1136760 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as IRISH COMMUNITY CARE MERSEYSIDE
ICC works with the Irish and Irish Traveller communities, through offering professional and culturally sensitive services. We offer support around accommodation, homelessness, offending, physical and mental health, low income, drug and alcohol use, social and cultural isolation, training and employment. We operate in Merseyside, Cheshire and Lancashire
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £184,900 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £839,401 to £654,501. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £29,683, which they consider necessary to ensure short-term continuance of activity levels in the event of significant reductions in funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Work carried out by a company owned by the husband of trustee A Wiswell MBE.
“During the prior year work was carried out at the offices of Irish Community Care. The work was carried out by a company owned by the husband of A Wiswell MBE, a trustee, at a cost of £2,400, no transactions in 2025.” — page 38
“Trustees donated £1,320 during the year (2024: £720)” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees donated to the charity.
“During the prior year work was carried out at the offices of Irish Community Care. The work was carried out by a company owned by the husband of A Wiswell MBE, a trustee, at a cost of £2,400, no transactions in 2025.” — page 38
“Trustees donated £1,320 during the year (2024: £720)” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Irish Community Care (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/04/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrea Kathleen Farrell
- Cara Newton
- Catherine O'Sullivan
- Charles Gray
- Clodagh Dunne
- Daniel McDonagh
- Donal Michael McCormack
- Gearoid Hennessy
- Jade Hughes
- Lindy Marie Davies-Myatt
- Peter George Hinton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Richard Matthew Ridyard
- Sheila Catherine Hillhouse
- William Joseph Hughes
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wigan · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IRISH COMMUNITY CARE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an overall deficit of £184,900 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £839,401 to £654,501. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £29,683, which they consider necessary to ensure short-term continuance of activity levels in the event of significant reductions in funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds IRISH COMMUNITY CARE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IRISH COMMUNITY CARE as a grant recipient include THE IRELAND FUND OF GREAT BRITAIN, LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, SKELTON BOUNTY, THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND.
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