NORTHAMPTON IRISH SUPPORT GROUP

Registered charity 1189636 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We hold community based activities including our weekly lunch club and keep fit class, monthly meals, walking group and outreach services to combat social exclusion and promote good wellbeing. We have an ongoing 'Digital Inclusion Library' tablet loan scheme. We also celebrate Irish culture in the Northamptonshire area, with our bi-annual dinner dance and 'Stories of Migration' history project.

Objects

THE GROUP’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE; THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG ELDERLY PERSONS IN THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR OLD AGE, BY PROVIDING AN OUTREACH SERVICE; VISITING PEOPLE IN HOMES, OFFERING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE AND BY PROVIDING EVENTS AND WEEKLY MEET-UPS WHICH INCLUDE KEEP-FIT CLASS, MONTHLY MEALS, DINNER DANCES AND OUTINGS

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 unrestricted and restricted funds of £100,501 at the year end, with a net surplus of £224 for the period. The trustees identify the main financial risk as the potential loss of funding from the Irish Embassy’s Emigrant Support Programme, for which reserves are held to cover two months of operational costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention during the examination of the financial statements.

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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Patrick John Frankschair
• David McDonnell
• KATHLEEN MCDONNELL
• MARY GANLEY
• Siobhan Lynskey
• Thomas Houston

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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