01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 23 February 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05651900
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £648,628
- Latest expenditure
- £622,115
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE SECRETARY, KATHLEEN CONNOLLY HOUSE, 102 HITCHIN ROAD, LUTON, LU2 0ES
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lutonirishforum.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
LIF was formed to give a voice to the Irish community in Luton and now, our welfare, social, and cultural services extend far beyond Luton and include Irish, Irish Traveller, and other communities.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £648,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £622,115
- 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
- 24 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £591,832
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £531,525
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £508,647
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £484,937
- 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
- 9 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £433,395
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £483,745
- 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
- 28 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £452,189
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £413,811
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £648,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £622,115
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- 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
- 105
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 24 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £591,832
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £531,525
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 106
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £508,647
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £484,937
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 9 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £433,395
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £483,745
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 28 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £452,189
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £413,811
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £19,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 60
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 16830
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 144785
- Income Charitable Activities
- 453966
- Income Investments
- 11500
- Income Other
- 21547
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 648628
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,255
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £606,860
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 622115
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 9362
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6684
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 6684
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £363,381
- Assets Total Fixed
- 309487
- Assets Own Use
- 309487
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £520,657
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £163,960
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £666,184
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 163960
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £504,387
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 363381
- Funds Restricted
- 302803
- Funds Total
- 666184
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 24 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 14238
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29719
- Income Charitable Activities
- 499484
- Income Investments
- 16957
- Income Other
- 31184
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 591832
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £531,525
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 531525
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4244
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6459
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 6459
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £328,449
- Assets Total Fixed
- 315773
- Assets Own Use
- 315773
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £457,279
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £133,381
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £639,671
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 133381
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £427,171
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 328449
- Funds Restricted
- 311222
- Funds Total
- 639671
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 1 August 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3142
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 96727
- Income Charitable Activities
- 395535
- Income Investments
- 5457
- Income Other
- 7786
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 508647
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £484,937
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 484937
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9578
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 9578
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £259,723
- Assets Total Fixed
- 322232
- Assets Own Use
- 322232
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £388,803
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £131,671
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £579,364
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 131671
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £346,876
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 259723
- Funds Restricted
- 319641
- Funds Total
- 579364
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Buckinghamshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- 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
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LUTON IRISH FORUM
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-02-23T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 2 FEBRUARY 2006 as amended on 25 Jun 2022
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, POVERTY OR DISTRESS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF IRISH DESCENT, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION CONCERNING HEALTH AND BENEFITS AS WELL AS OTHER SUPPORT;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN IRISH MUSIC, DRAMA, ARTS, THE IRISH LANGUAGE AND THROUGH THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL ST PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL;OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PARTICULARLY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR PERSONS OF IRISH DESCENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- LUTON
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures