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THE IRISH GUARDS CHARITY

Registered charity 1194198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fund raising and distribution of funds to beneficiaries

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£267k
Latest spending
£331k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,570,668, with the trustees considering liquid reserves sufficient to cover three months of overheads. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £176,547, driven by investment gains, and maintained a steady income stream from investments and donations.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of committed outgoings (held: £5.6m)
“The Trustees ensure that there are sufficient reserves to cover all committed outgoings for at least three months.”
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Irish Guards Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£950k
Total spending
£436k
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£5.4m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~148.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£267k£331k
31/12/2023£317k£354k
31/12/2022£950k£436k
31/12/2021£5.5m£0

Common questions

Is THE IRISH GUARDS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £5,570,668, with the trustees considering liquid reserves sufficient to cover three months of overheads. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £176,547, driven by investment gains, and maintained a steady income stream from investments and donations. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation1£436k
THE BENSON AND LIONEL BLACK CHARITABLE TRUST1£305k
THE BLOOM FOUNDATION1£211k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST1£165k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£105k
THE EXILARCH'S FOUNDATION1£100k
THE MAURICE HATTER FOUNDATION1£100k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£96k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUSTAINABILITY FIRST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE IRISH GUARDS CHARITY£267k—0unclear—no doubt
SUSTAINABILITY FIRST FY2025£381k——unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF ISLAMIC CHARITABLE PROJECTS FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
WINDSOR ROAD FOUNDATION FY2025£101kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
WO'S & SGTS' MESS RAF LEEMING FY2025£115k—0above—no doubt
CORDWAINERS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£193k—0unclear—no doubt

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