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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1072258 · organisation 3955042

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
3 November 1998
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03628076
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£727,580
Latest expenditure
£688,898
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: The Irish Centre, 205 Wheelers Lane, BIRMINGHAM, B13 0ST

Website recorded by the regulator: www.birish.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Birmingham Irish Association enhances the lives of thousands of people throughout Birmingham by providing quality advice and support services. BIA provides help with health issues, family support, tackling social isolation, bereavement, befriending and to promote Irish culture and heritage

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£727,580
Total Gross Expenditure
£688,898
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
6 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£539,957
Total Gross Expenditure
£701,001
Accounts Qualified
Yes
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£651,516
Total Gross Expenditure
£774,213
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
15 November 2022
Date Accounts Received
15 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£682,907
Total Gross Expenditure
£717,426
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 September 2021
Date Accounts Received
6 December 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,040,386
Total Gross Expenditure
£692,370
Accounts Qualified
Yes

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
15 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£727,580
Total Gross Expenditure
£688,898
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£346,684
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
54
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
6 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£539,957
Total Gross Expenditure
£701,001
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£56,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
52
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£651,516
Total Gross Expenditure
£774,213
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£61,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
49
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
15 November 2022
Total Gross Income
£682,907
Total Gross Expenditure
£717,426
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
84823
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
27 September 2021
Total Gross Income
£1,040,386
Total Gross Expenditure
£692,370
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Income From Government Contracts
84823
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
35

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
15 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
30919
Income Other Trading Activities
12420
Income Charitable Activities
663655
Income Investments
20586
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
727580
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,931
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£629,379
Expenditure Other
49588
Expenditure Total
688898
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
135680
Expenditure Depreciation
20953
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
47904
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£219,828
Assets Total Fixed
47904
Assets Own Use
47904
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£594,667
Assets Total Liabilities
£41,680
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£600,891
Creditors One Year Total Current
41680
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£577,623
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
219828
Funds Restricted
381063
Funds Total
600891
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
6 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
55031
Income Other Trading Activities
12149
Income Charitable Activities
464434
Income Investments
8343
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
539957
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£9,758
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£628,605
Expenditure Other
62638
Expenditure Total
701001
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
133557
Expenditure Support Costs
133557
Expenditure Depreciation
21267
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£245,031
Assets Total Fixed
67532
Assets Own Use
67532
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£542,551
Assets Total Liabilities
£47,874
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£562,209
Creditors One Year Total Current
47874
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£526,868
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
245031
Funds Restricted
317178
Funds Total
562209
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
146771
Income Other Trading Activities
28541
Income Charitable Activities
476204
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
651516
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£8,994
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£699,744
Expenditure Other
65475
Expenditure Total
774213
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
65475
Expenditure Support Costs
692370
Expenditure Depreciation
45076
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
11685
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
88948
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£375,000
Assets Total Fixed
88948
Assets Own Use
45076
Assets Long Term Investment
43872
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£656,917
Assets Total Liabilities
£22,612
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£723,253
Creditors One Year Total Current
22612
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£646,225
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
282121
Funds Restricted
441132
Funds Total
723253
Count Employees
20
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
15 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
31773
Income Other Trading Activities
31175
Income Charitable Activities
619959
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
682907
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£2,282
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£679,775
Expenditure Other
35369
Expenditure Total
717426
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
114648
Expenditure Depreciation
28416
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£318,643
Assets Total Fixed
138689
Assets Own Use
138689
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£755,237
Assets Total Liabilities
£24,484
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£869,442
Creditors One Year Total Current
24484
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£743,559
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
318643
Funds Restricted
550799
Funds Total
869442
Count Employees
21
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
27 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
82349
Income Other Trading Activities
21756
Income Charitable Activities
936281
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1040386
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,691
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£654,061
Expenditure Other
36618
Expenditure Total
692370
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
175453
Expenditure Depreciation
28298
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£363,652
Assets Total Fixed
161565
Assets Own Use
161565
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£749,203
Assets Total Liabilities
£6,807
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£903,961
Creditors One Year Total Current
6807
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£743,381
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
363652
Funds Restricted
540309
Funds Total
903961
Count Employees
18
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
West Midlands
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
107
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Accommodation/housing
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1998-11-03T00:00:00
Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2023-03-20T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
3984929
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1104529
Assoc Charity Name
BIRMINGHAM IRISH SOCIETY

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/09/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/09/1998AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 30/09/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23/06/2014
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THOSE WHO ARE IRISH OR WHO ARE OF IRISH DESCENT. IN PARTICULAR, TO ADVANCE RELIGION, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, RELIEVE SICKNESS AND OLD AGE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS
Area Of Benefit
BIRMINGHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
513718
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
IRISH IN BIRMINGHAM
Charity Name Id
416905
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
IRISH WELFARE AND INFORMATION CENTRE
Charity Name Id
416897
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
I.W.I.C

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures