# BRENT IRISH ADVISORY SERVICE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1059801
- **Other names:** BIAS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 16, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1059801


## Contact

- **Address:** Brent Irish Advisory Service, 379-381 High Road, Willesden, London
- **Postcode:** NW10 2JR
- **Phone:** 02084596655
- **Email:** info@biasbrent.co.uk
- **Website:** http://www.biasbrent.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. Objects1.1 The Objects of the Charity are for the public benefit:(1) to promote the welfare and relieve the poverty of the beneficiaries by all practical means in particular by the provision of information and assistance to beneficiaries in need of such by persons of their physical and social conditions(2) to provide facilities for recreation with the object of improving the conditions of life and social welfare of the beneficiaries(3) to advance the education of the public in general and of the beneficiaries in particular(4) to undertake any other charitable activity for the benefit of the beneficiariesIn this clause the beneficiaries shall mainly be but not exclusively Irish people or their descendants  in Britain.

**Activities:** The company is a charity striving to relieve poverty, disadvantage and social exclusion among vulnerable Irish people locally in Brent and across Britain. To achieve this BIAS provides a range of advice, information, support, recreational and welfare facilities, as well as contributing to local and national developments affecting the client group.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Barnet
- Brent
- Camden
- City Of Westminster
- Ealing
- Hammersmith And Fulham
- Harrow
- Hillingdon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £452049 | £402770 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £419275 | £331214 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £261702 | £246234 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £250730 | £227233 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £217671 | £213787 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Eddie O'Kane — appointed May 31, 2023
- Ellen Stafford — appointed May 8, 2025
- Jarlath O'Hara — appointed Sept. 16, 2021
- Kay Boland — appointed Sept. 16, 2021
- Mairead Liston — appointed May 8, 2025
- Peter Benson — appointed May 8, 2025