IRISH HERITAGE LIMITED

Registered charity 1189508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

IH object is to advance appreciation of Irish and Anglo-Irish music, arts, literature and drama of all genres and traditions to the benefit of the community. It is the only Anglo-Irish performing arts organisation in Britain dedicated to helping young Irish musicians and composers in the early part of their careers. It awards four Bursaries annually - performance, composition, string, and vocals

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF IRISH AND ANGLO-IRISH MUSIC, ARTS, LITERATURE AND DRAMA OF ALL GENRES AND TRADITIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: -A) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, TUITION, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, MATERIALS AND/OR RESOURCESB) THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO ACCESS THE ARTS2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MUSIC THERAPY

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £16,609 at the end of the year, comprising £2,213 in unrestricted reserves and £4,389 in restricted funds. The trustees confirmed that the level of funds and expected income are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern. The organization relies entirely on volunteers and has no paid staff or trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2023 (received 25/07/2024, 25 days after the 30/06/2024 due date); year ending 31/08/2022 (received 25/07/2024, 391 days after the 30/06/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Thomas James Kirbychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Cormac Thomas Cawley
• Mary Keene
• Mary Margaret Connolly
• Peter Joseph Power-Hynes · trustee of 3 other charities
• Richard Keith Raffan
• Shirley Cully
• Thomas Gabriel Scanlon

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• IRISH CULTURAL CENTRE HAMMERSMITH LTD income £1.1m
• LEEDS IRISH ARTS FOUNDATION income £12k
• HARROW YOUNG MUSICIANS income £74k
• COMHALTAS IN BRITAIN income £151k
• HEBDEN BRIDGE LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED income £60k
• HIGHGATE INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL income £61k

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