BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Company Number: 3628076
Charity Number: 1072258
Prime
Chartered Aceounlants and Reglstered Audltors
Corner Oak
l H(bmer Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B913QG

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BIRMtNGHAM JRISH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2023
NCORPORATING THE DIRECTORS REPORT)
The trusie¢s who3￿ ajso directors of the ¢lMrity for t￿ put￿)5¢5 of thecompanies Act 21)06, present their report
with the fffinancial statements of the clwiry for the year ettded 31 March 2023. The tN5*es have adopred the
IYOVLSiOn5 of Accounting and litpJrEing by Chariiies.. SLqtemenl of R￿0MmendedPraclICC arolicablc to chartties
eparAng their accounts in a¢¢i)rdan¢e with the Financial ReFK>rtillg Stalldard appli¢abk in thE UK atKI Republic
of Irelalld (FRS 1021.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATtVE INFORMATION
Imrectors (Trustees):
Pat O'Neil (Chair)
Mi¢k O'Bri¢n (r￿aSurer)
J Sn]ith { Vice CThair)
T Lynk
Fr E Corduff
C Gllliver
C Brogan
The Trustee8 have dele8ated day w day responsibilities to Mawice Malone, the ChiefExecutive Offi¢er
Cblef Exe¢ullve:
Maurtce Malon¢
LTharity Nunther:
1072258
Company Number:
3628076 (England and Wales)
Regtstered Office and Prineipl Addr￿￿.
St. Anlle's Parish Centre
45 Al￿ster Street
Deritelld
Birmin8ham
B120PH
dito
Prime Chartered Accountants and Registettd Auditor5
Corner Oak
l Hi)mer Road
SDAihull
West Midla]￿$
B913
BAnkers:
Metro Bank PIC
One Southampton Row
Londo
WCIB SHA
Soliatoys:
Ga*ky Pl¢
11 l Edmund Street
B1￿InghaM
B3 2HV

BIRM￿GHAm IRLSH ASSOCIATION
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TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Mareh 2023
(INCORPORATING THE DIRECTOKS REPORT) {eontinued)
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Coverthg DoeDrnent:
Th¢ fwganisation is a charitable comp}￿Y limited by gu¥tantee, inc%)ryorateil on Q SepteM￿r 1998. Il was
regisiereii as a chariiyon 3 November 1998. The compatty was e5tablithed undera MetooraDdum of Ass￿laU0￿
whichestablis]￿￿thc objeths andpowersof the¢lMritablecoJJ)pany &ndis gi)v¢rned by its Ariick5 of A$S￿lation.
The ¢(mLpany chartged its name, following Ats members, 2pproval by special Te501ution at the AGM OA 22
Sep*mber 2014. fromBirniinsham IrÉsh A5sIKiation io Birniin8ham Irish Asswiation.
kwruAtment and of AppokntmeDt of llew
The dArector5 0(tk compatty are aIso ¢hariiy trustres for the putFA)&e Df charity law 9￿d are app)Antrd accordithg
to the rulcs deiail¢d in the Mem¢rdndutn and Arti¢leg of Asso¢iatiim. T￿$(¢¢$ gerve f(* a th￿e ye4r peri￿1 aftr
which they must $wIdf￿ rc*lertioll ai the nexi Annual Genern] Meeling.
Th¢ Organisauon has a list of membeTh from which ¢J1￿clorS are %el¢cted. Th¢ TnJ5tees may a]so from tin* to
tine co-opt llew n]ellthrs. with relevant skills, ontD the board This is ¢onditional upoJJ them becoming￿emberS
of the charity once elected N¢w trustees uJ)dergo an induction [ri￿eSS. ar¢ invited io visit prOJ￿t$ and receive a
C0[nprehe￿$lVC induction pack.
Oryantsation ofthe ￿arIty.
TTUStEes agreep)licy and straregy issues and delegat¢the day to day managcmentof BIA'S opernion to thecbief
E%￿utIve Officer who 15 also 8UPPX)rted by a rea￿ rf appmpriately qualified ￿0p]e. Birnlingham Jnsh
Asswiation's team consASts of 15 full titsle Staff, 2 part ume staff. 40 volunTrers
Publie BenefiL'
We hav¢ referred LO ￿ guidanL¥ ¢¢)ntaitiedin the CharAiy Commission'5 generalguidancc on publicbenefitwheTL
reviewing our aiTn and obje¢tives and ITh pla[￿ing our fuiure a¢tivitie5. In porticular. the tsvstEB8 conslder tLOW
planned acuviues wiu contribute ts) the aims and objectives they have Set.
Declsffion Mgkkn8'.
The Board ofTru5tccs meets every two months to makedecisiOll5. iDform¢d by pr￿e￿￿tiOn and discussions wid)
th¢ Chief Exe¢utivc. The mairers reserved for Ix)ard decision include the approval of budget al￿ the alluual
report and acC￿nts. deVElopll￿ni and endorsemenL of the businc&4 plall, sign￿l¢an[ e4)ital expEnditure and the
charity'$ w>licies and prrKedures. The BoaTd 15 a]80 responsible for long letm financial and stra[e￿.¢PlaThlling and
for the gOVerna￿e of th¢ ¢hgJity. The Management team takes operational decisions and formthi¢s fundtDg bids.
The Board delcgafrs olmtional resp)n5ibility to the Chief Executive. The Chief EXec￿tive 15 respowible for
enswing that the chariry deliyers a s¢rrice in accordan¢e with (be objeffls 4Dd mis&on stalen￿￿{. thai key
perfonnance indicators are ￿tI and for balancing the effeelive Managen￿ll1 i)f resources with creative
d¢velDprnenr that ke¢p5 the Art￿￿8ts of s￿viC¢ us¢r5 ai its heatt The Chairattd Chief Executive meet ott a regular
basis to maintain fltsw and the mana¥¢TDellt team meets forinlgb￿Y to ensure gtrategic relevance and
OFer￿10naI effeciiveness And to prtsvid¢ consuliauv¢ stNctures within the organi5atiorL Birmingham Jrish
AssLxiaiton hB5 policies a￿d pryxedures in place dexrib¢ key f[￿￿¢la1 re5POtLsibiliti¢s and the agreed areas
of delegatioTh from b(kqrd to 5Enior manasemeni. The Treasurer tak¢s responsibility for oversccirtg account
concRJiation and rep(rts diffctlyto tht Bi)ard on the ￿a￿ageMent accounts and budgetory matters.

BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES I￿PORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2023
INCORPORATING THE DIREcfoRS REPORT) (continued)
srRUCIURE GOVERNANCE AND MANACEMENf (continued)
Risk Mwgement:
The Trusie£s have conduaed a review of the risk5 to which th¢ chariiy ts exposed. and esthblished a
jisk rebwter updat¢d amiually. Where approptiat¢. 8ysleTllS 4nd pr(ttdures bav¢ been ¢stabJished io mitigate the
Ttsk8 the ¢hariiy faces. Internal cotttrol Tibks are mitiÉared by the iThpleTntmtation ot pr(Kedures for aUthoTiS￿ion
ot ail transa¢uons piujects. and pr￿edureS ￿e in place to ensure compliance with health asvj 5dfely of staff,
volunW clients at)d visitors to th¢ service. The continuing iMplen￿￿tatiOn of quality standa￿$ enstues a
SjSt•it quality of d¢livery. Pr￿ed￿eS are ￿vA¢wed annually to ensure that they continue to statutory
atrl s¢rvice requir¢Jnents.
Related Partips:
Iktsi15 of tranwiions with r¢laied partie5 ar¢ given in now 17 Éo theK fin8n¢ial statemenis.
OBJECTIVES Af4D ACTivrrJKs
Objects ot the Charity:
11)e objects fty which th¢ ¢ompanyA8 establi8htd are the relief of th05¢ in needby r&wD of youth, age, ill l*aJt
disability, financial hardship, the advancejnent of edu¢ation and traitiing ITh particular bui not exclusively by
prornolitt8 coIIimunity and cultural developntrJ)i the advanc¢meni of citizeuship and to provAth fa¢i]ities in the
er¢st of social w¢lfar¢ for re¢r¢Jiion and othu leisure tisne occupation among the inhabitants of Birningham
d surrounding areas IhereAnafter call¢d the afca of be￿rItI including but not limK*d io those of Irish origijh or
descent WLtiw)ui distinctiDn of s¢L sexual orientation rdce. age. (lisabi]iLy or of political, reliEiOUS (Fr othcr
orATUQnS'.
We have referred to the guidanr¢ ¢ontsincd in ihe Charitw Commi$$iot)'s genera] gUIdar￿ oll P￿b)I¢ benefitwhe
Irrie￿ng our aim aELd objecrives and in pl#Dning oui futurt activities. Jn pafficular. the tn]Sfe¢s consider how
planned activilies will contribu* Lo the artdobje¢tives (hey have seL
Mi&sion Statsment:
BirnJillgham Irish Ass(Kiation ain]s to enhance ihe lives of people with Irish h¢ritage by providillg quality advi¢¢
and SUPP￿t service5 that meet the welfare aTKi cultural Deeds of the bish Community ill Birn)ingha]n.
()ur aspiraiioTJ is to ￿ the seEvice of choict fLt all Irish pBopl¢ (with primary or ¢ombiThed fri5hh¢riia8¢} 8eeking
ad￿¢, supp)rt and iDfonnation.
Our Se￿i￿e$.
Through our orgaThi8atiollal values Acctssibility. Commitn￿￿t. Ethics and PaTDwthp5 we bcttcfit the trish
Community by pro￿ding a fit for putp)se orgaDiBation that has adapted to the chaDging Deeds of the Diaspora.
We re¢ognise the strength of tbe conununity and thr(￿8￿ the froni lille support servi¢¢8 we provide we can
eKourag¢ communiiy illvo1verne￿ and provide Thuch need¢d W¢lfare alld CuliuTal services to our c]ients 3VLany
of Who￿ at¢ vulncrablc and Isol&￿1. We hav¢ adapted io ttie challging demo￿apblC of the ¢ommuDity and ¢
now deliver $ervic¢8 locally.
We mke a differentt in people's lives by providing a wid¢ r￿]8¢ of welfarq iThftsrmatioTL ad￿ce and 511PPOrt
services. Wc pr¢dominaThtly delivtrto I, and 2 gellEratsOn Trish eld¢n butalso iothe wid¢r¢ommunity al￿ Jrw
itllmigrants. Our cU￿t programme delivers supp)rt with social i501ation. physical attd rnental health issu¢$.
poverty) housing. alcohol and SubS￿￿¢t D)isusc, fa￿llY Sup1￿ aud more g¢tt¢ral is5u￿ $uch LTish passports
and PBn%ions. We run a celltral elde￿ day centr¢ dnd 12communiiy Sites deliveTing activitieg. Our heri(age WOTk
ill¢luding art ba5¢d and literdry pwjecis ensures IriskL Cultu￿ and hcritage in Binning1]a￿ continu¢s 10 thrAve
] develop. Ourplans forthe forthcoming years include assisting youllgpeopl¢ whollk&y be livin£ withrelativ¢s
dealins WAth d¢meDtiti and othcr memal health i6su¢$, expanding the Family Supportpffoject,d(wblirtgthecurrctLt
l¢vel of Voluntcers working with us aod increasing Iht number of locallybased activity e£ntresto deliver services
io the n)arginalised. We also aim kn adapt our service [￿fOllO to deal with n¢w immigrants am1 those frolll the
avellitkg communiry. We provlde a holistic approaGh to achieve 118 mi551on $i*iemeni ttLrDugh th¢ provisi￿ of a
tAeTed Se￿lee model.

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BIRMINGHAM ]RISH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEL5 REPORT FOR THE YEAR EIWED 31 Mareh 2023
(INCORPORATING THE DIRECTORS REPORT) (continued)
OBJECTIVES AND ACr[V￿[E8 (eontlnued)
We offer three levels of to all cli¢nts contactiThg ttie 5¢rvi¢¢ direct or through a refeTral pathway froD] a
partner organisation. The levcl of support is dtterniined aL th¢ Triage sthge an(L Completio￿ a level of
SUPPQrt a5 detailedbelow 15 offered.
Level l.. Inforn)ation
Ixvel 2.. Brief InteTh'ention (Singlt Advice tnttrventions)
ILvel 3.. Enabl¢Tncnt iEKteDded Int¢rvention5}
S¢rwic¢s aff provided from our ¢entyal offi¢¢s An Digtdh. from our twelve cfftty-wide communiiy seuings or the
clieni's home when appropriat
Chalr's Re
rt 202S2023
Since 1957 BirninBham Irish As%ttiatiott has always had the PTimarv aim Df trying to improve Ihe quality of all
cmbers of the Irish cornmunity's lives by listelling ￿ thern aDd their needs aAd tryittg to translate these need5
irtto actso]L I hDPe thaiby reading lkn's Review and kn]wal Report you will se¢ th¢ ¢xtrnsive work thatha$ bee
done. We are &ware that much more work needs io be (lone to ensure we continue to makc a differcnct.
D¢5Pit¢ th¢ e¢onoTUiC uncertainty BIA has cnjoycd an exciiiDg and ehallejjging ye￿. Thi$ wort outlines our
achievements inc]uding our expansion of Iw D¢Tnentsa SuppDrt projecL the YouDg Persons Emotional SUp￿rt
proie¢i a]ongside rdaining many of the new initiaiive services which wcrc thc rcsult of the pandemic. Th￿¢
developments are an imponant pari of our pnigramm¢ to work ¢li)5ely with our fu￿derS and part￿er groups
including ihe City Council. H￿1th Authorities and Other volulltary organis*ioDs to 5tr¢tsgthen al￿ to i
rff¢ctiYe in th¢ 5ervice5 provided by BLA.
Notte of the above W￿[d b¢ pos$ibl¢ without th¢ hard WOTk tkdic&tion atKI commtttoellt fr￿ our managcmcnl
artd staff who in addition to thcir normaj dutie8 in proviJinb? C.KLLllethi servires have worked very hard overthe
past y¢aT on fundrni5ing. A nuu]ber of Board ￿eMberS have also played an imporwii role in this 8tta which is
b￿L.￿mill¥ muLh M[￿ (lejndnding dnd iJupwtaut to our finallcial 51tuaiion.
Special mention should be made of the fantastic eff￿S by our many vtslunte¢rs, suppt>rter5 and fundraisers who
play a really e55enttal role in both our 5ervÉce delivery and fundr￿8]ng a¢tiviiies. Indeed they have been doing
so for DWY years andhave also beell an important fl￿* In belpin8 our servi¢¢ useTh in nuInetOU5 Vdy5 which
often ￿e&[]Y improve their quaSiiy of life and abiliiy io ¥¢ept help.
The voluntary 8ector is chaThging quite dramaiicaily as are5uli ofre41u¢ed spending. This presents IK>ih problems
and opportunilies ihat will iTopac¢ DU BIA going forwaTd. The Board and Mallagement hav¢ re¢ogtiis¢d that thi5
1$ a very seriou$ Siludliun An terms of futwe developme￿1 and have workcd OD divcrsitying (￿r fundxng bas¢ al
during th¢ current finan¢ial year hav¢ con)m¢A)¢¢d w¢)rk ¢)n th¢ redesign and restn]cturing of what we pmvide
and h(FW w¢ provid¢ IL
3lJis year rn¢)re Lhan ever we wish to thank ourfuJLders [￿ their Continui￿g fu￿nCIal support incliidtJJg the Irish
Gov¢rnm¢nt Emwani Support P[0￿mMe, Birmingham City Council and Birrningham and Solihul] ICB plus
the mally other or8aThisations and individuals who h&Ye madt donaiiot15 tD 5￿1pDrt Dur WOFL
Lwi bvi n¢x leas¢ J wouldreally Iike to thank all trjembers of the BIA Board of Dire¢tors forth¢ir support lo
yself and other menthers during rhe p&8t year. We welcomed Dew b0￿d m¢mbErs duting the year ￿ the
successful inicgtation of thcsc individuals has add¢d trcm¢ndously to tht development of the governance and
5tsBtegic diTECtiOD of the organ￿Sation.
P*t O'Nellt

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
(INCORPORATING THE DtRECTORS REPORT) (conlitiu￿)
This ycar. as inÉended we ¢oniinucd to all th¢ proj¢¢ts and acuviti¢s thai we Ta￿ in previous years a5 well as
txpanding iDto new areas. The projects that are llp and nJD]Jitig for publi¢ benefit and deliverAll8 our missiot)
State￿¢￿1 &re'.
Family Support - Providing SUp￿)rt io young children and theit faThi]ies with is5Ue5 swh as bllllyillg. self-
esteem, lack of coKfidencG Isolatio￿ Welf￿e, deb( housing i&8ues aDd family relatio)￿lps.
SccAal In¢lusion- Providingan opwÈuniiy for ¢lÉeDts kn take partin Stim￿lating aciiviths. social ithteTaclit>n.
gnd a¢c¢$$ tr> advi¢¢ and p¢tsonal supp(rt iimEd at all¢vi8ting lon¢Jines4 social i501atiott at￿ depressAon and
dellkntia care.
> Primary Care- SupportiThg older *Jults who may be sufftting from physical andm¢nial health pr(knlems and
are having diffi¢ulÉy in engagit)g witb seryi¢¢8 with th¢ aim of improving thtir quality of life and
rsonal wtllbcing.
Volunte¢r Proje¢t- A vital servlct for tbe orgartisatiom complementing (he staff team aNI w¢l¢oming Glients
through rhe frimt receprAon, cooking up a hot n￿al or ￿ChIng people how to surfthe ￿￿1 11
> Cultwe aTKI Heritage - Promoting Irish culture and heritage in Birniingham and developing activities that
enhance Trish i(kDtity and a vib￿lli active c¢)m]nuni¢y.
Inforn￿tiOn and Advi¢e Proj¢¢t- A s¢rvA¢¢ aim¢d a¢ pmviding help on a widc ra￿ge of i&sue5 from applying
for 5tish passwrts, 5r¢king acCoJntnixlatio￿ iKK>kisJg fiights, traciDg ra￿llY members W* advice with debi
W¢lfar¢ b¢￿e[Al5.
> Young peopk and tkmentia-A prtsie¢t ?imedAtsupptrting childretl whoh&vt a Family mem1￿rI1VtngW1lh
Dementia. The project involves visiting schiK>ls and deliverillg sessions to children in the LIass￿D￿, as we
be]i¢ve children will ftel rnore at ease in a fan]iliar environment aml they may be more willing to shatt their
ideas amongs¢ the children they know. Followittg thai, we thets tailor individual and smalltr group se6Si0th5
to SUPPOrt children who have a farnily member living wlth Dem¢niia. We want to eTLcourage children to ask
ques(tons aTLd talk about any worries they may have. Our session8 are furt and engaging and are cOmpl￿elY
hild fiicnd]y. They involve lots of discussion alld so]ne fi]D and iDforn)auve a¢rtiiues.
Ip F￿Ollo￿lI Supp(rt Proipxi - Ow Emoti(mal Sup￿1 ￿(1j¢C1 off¢rs low-level, preveDtstive support r(
childrenand young pcoplc undcr21. who are experiencing difficulties wtth emotianal wclllKing, self-e5reern.
c(xJfidenc¢. relatii>nships* bullying and identity. Througli a rdnge of one-t¢Fone. drop-inaAd group work8hop
sessiorts. we are able to help tlu)se who need IL to g¢¢b¥k on their feet once more.
IrSthpassp￿ andBirtheertificates-W¢h2ve paSs￿rtfOrm$ availabl¢. and ¢4n off¢rguidaKewith applying
f*x first time or EetKwa15. We a150 have a Photo-me iN>oth on site in Dllgb￿h Whic￿ rneajjs we eath easily
f*ilit&e tinlirte ￿$sPOrt renewals.
Perforniance Pr•r￿e f￿ theY￿r 202&2023
ThTough the projects we have de]iver¢d the following Dutcomes:
.A]mosi 6,2(X) ph¢me calls received
.Over 1800 virtual attendances at our drop itt ¢entre athd activity ¢lub$
.9.(M)O Food ￿celS distiibuted
. Nearly 410 faD)iJie5 aJ)d youjjg children supwrted th￿gh the Farniiy Support Proi¢¢t
. Approacbing480 pe4)ple adthssed their he4]fh needs tknrwgh the Primary Cate Proj¢ei
. Over 2500 clients accessed advice alld support services through fr¢H)t offi¢e team
-5.810 Hot M¢a]s Ilelivered
.OY¢r 1000 ¢li¢nts T￿tiVed 5UPPOrt with Debt and W¢lfaTe benefrt related issue5
.W¥ had over 1,200 Iq[￿al visitorn ￿ the office looknng for help with passp(xt applicatiolls or visitin8 the shop
. Over 2.3(K) wejfare pbon¢ ¢alls twk pla¢e

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BIRMtNGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR EIWED 31 MARCH 2023
(INCORPORA TING THE DIRECTORS REPORT) (continued)
FINANCtAL REVIEW
Results for the Year
The year w 31 hknh 2023 saw the Charity make a deficit of £146.189.90 (2022: deficit of £34.519.221.
Duringthe year ￿derI￿vieW. the Charity'$ total iRcomiThg resources amoullted 10 £651.516 (2022.. £6819ts7} with
£146,77112022- £31.7731 gf thatfromvoluntsry inrome fromourgenerousdonors and£476,204(2022.. £619.767}
from grdnts and contracts from our fuTMkrs. Ouigoing resources weTe £774.213 (2022: £717,426).
The Sta*rnent of Fmancmal AaAVili¢8 on pa8e 13 the iRcoming resourc¢s 8thd ]nain areas of
xP¢Dth'iU￿. The Bal&nce Sheet pase 14 shows the Charity's assets a]wJ liabilits"¢8 * 31 Mareb 2023.
Prlncipwl Fundkn8 Sour
Bitmin8ham Irish As5wiations principal funding sources for th¢ year are as follows."
> Trish GovernnKnt Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Eroigrattt Support Prograrllm¢
> Bitmingham City Cvuncil IAduIts and Communiiies}
> Birminghatn & Solihull ICB
> Binning1￿M Secondary Schoo15 Family Support Project
> The Irish Youtb Foundation
Th¢ Big Lottery Commuuity Fund
BVSC Con]moTrwea]th Games
Network NeighbourhcKKI Fund
Inve51ment Pomey
Apart frDm reraitiiog aFnKtent anM)Unt io res¢rves each Ye￿ TDostof the eharity's funds are $p¢ntill thc short terni
so there are few fu￿1$ for long inv&stment.
Reserves Policy
Th¢ Tru5tee5 have eKarnined th¢ chaJity'B requirements f¢Y reserves ill lighi of the main risks to the Wwdnisation
have established apo]i¢y where the unre8tsi¢led fund¥. not ¢oiiullitted orinvcsled tangible fixed assets held
by the chariiy should aim io be cquivalenl LO tjine months, expendiDJr¢. The Board ¢siimates this figwe to b¢
Ipproximat¢ly £375,￿0 at 31 Maxrh 2023 (£375,000 at 31 Mar¢h 2022). Thi$ po]icy ts r¢viewed every Ye￿ by
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BIRMJNGHAM IIUSH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEKS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2023
(INCORPORATING THE DIRECTORS REPORT) (¢ondnued)
ILANS FOR FUTURE PERIOIIS
B￿InghaM trish A5sIKiaLion will stretLgthen role as o specialist supprt provider that deliver5 culthiilly
competent s¢tYices toth05e WAth an Trisb PTiTnary or D￿￿edhe￿i￿ge. This will k achievedby mttting the taTge15
tipiicit to the following strat¢8i¢ objectives that ¥xe grouped with the 5 key Strnt￿le aims organlsati•n.
To provide serviL* llser centred SUp￿r¢ serwices
Theprovislonof an enbancedm¢nu ofadvsc¢, inf(xmatioThand SuP￿rts#rVIces forour tsrgetuKr gTOUP$
tbat will en&bl¢ individuals ¢0 achieve indepell&DcG iD]prove th¢ overall quality of their lives
and utilise tht cornrnutiiiy fwthe FKnefit of others.
The eugagementwith the widercommunity, includiAgse¢ond alld$ubseqllerLtTrish g¢tiC￿l0n8. ioensure
thai service realignm¢ni and development ll￿t5 the needs of the widest constituent groij
Through rest￿Ch, b¢n¢h markiKg and t£5t p￿￿tice m¢tb(xlology we wdl broadcn the range and
acc¢ssibility of uur &eryLce5.
Toestsblishswvices wiiljirt the commuDityaim¢dattacklingmen¢alh¢althissue5. specifically Inr¢I￿10Th
to (kpression. loneliness and d¢rncntia.
To develop r¢ range of CDmmuniiy b&8cd rclii)utce5 including a D¢mernLia Café incotPOTaling • telephonc
hElp and advice line and $upport to friends and faTThilies of those suffering with Detn¢ntia.
Tofuni)er develop th¢ farnily 8upportproject and make it available to the wider ci)mmunity.
To b￿ld eft£¢¢ive and 5UStslnable orghnts4tio
RecO￿ls1￿g that our 5u¢ces$ is dependent a highly moliv￿ed th effe£tive 6t#ff tBatn. offering
opporEulliues for professiona] and personal deYelop]Dent will he integral co its (kvel(pm¢nt plat￿1￿8.
Th¢ d¢velopment and implementation of a mark¢tiDg gtra*gy to rdiS¢ ihe profile of Birniin￿arn Iti5b
A$sttiation. esrablishing the agency as a leadÉng provider of 5UPPOrt sttrvi¢¢s itt BiTJningham and the
regioll.
The ongoing developrn¢nt of performa￿¢¢, D)allagement and qualily a$sura￿e systm$ in OT(kr to
eNidence ¢ffectiven¢$s and to build on the cxisting Qualiiy Mark.
Service userinvolv¢men¢ wfftll be 5trengthenedtoeosure tbntusers of the 5ervicehav¢actAV¢ Participation
within ihe orwdlli5ation.
Financi&l management will coniAnue ts) be 5trettg¢h¢n¢d by reviewing illiplementillg maRagemeni
systcnk8, enswing tbat we meei our fhnancial rewnsibilities as det¢miJwdby the Clutitie5 Commission
and commissioning ag¢Dts.
The broad¢ning of our supp￿trr, rrLellLb¢rsh2p and sthkeholdcr ba*.
To diversify fundiDg and￿0ve away fr<)m the reliance on sl*UW funding.
To maintain, prorn¢xe anddevelop an ortgoiJigvoluDteer team thaisuiwts tbe organis￿10￿ it) its service
delivery and furtlw strengtben5 th¢ ¢ommuDity ttcogThising its wortb.

BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
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TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 Mareh 202J
(INCORPORATING THE DJREcfoRS REPORT) (continued)
PLANS FOR FuT￿E PEIUODS (CODtlnuedl
To work eoll*l)orAtlvdy with others to the needs of we serve
The maAntenonce of existing and the devclopment (I new patthersjups for the ix]hefLI of Bimiinghatn
Irish ASS￿l4￿0n.s con8titll¢iii group5.
The investigatson of the op1￿ul}itieS of increased eoliaborativ¢ wthking with ]ike-minde41 orgaThiwions
Ix)th l(Kally 2nd natsotMIIy.
D¢v¢loping Parnierships ￿ collaborative workin8 to respond to the changillg Aants¢apr of I￿alth and
S￿la1 ¢ate.
Ttr ensure the £b8rity has suffi¢knt thnding ix plate for thttye we serve
To ¢nhance the exisring vasion of th¢ orgthisation io achieve a rthusi and sustainable fwMlrai5ing
strai¢gy.
To ¢nsut¢ the Fundraising and DevelopmenÉ OffKer h&$ appropriate supp<rt and 8uidaAce to rnake the
FKst return on investment possible.
To WOFk a]ongside other similar organisati￿5 to m￿lm]st hnding potettiial.
To n]aximis¢ the of incom¢ DPPQrtuniti¢s to help sustain the charity and increase levels of
ut)restticted income.
To create compelling '&95¢ Studies. io promote the work of the ehariry to eTLCOUfdge regular givin8 and
r¢at¢ a positive olltlook
To provide a wlde range of culturnl, coDunuiiity, sport #nd herllage proje¢ts wthith foster 4 vAbrdttt sen8¢
rkA5h CODWUDSty $￿1 Identity.
Todevelopheritage androJ]Mnunity activili¢% thatprO￿￿ ]relaDd'8 id¢ntityarLd maintain a vibrant frish
conimiuitty.
Tocelebro1¢. Tnaintain a[￿ 8treDgthenthe links I￿tween commllniiy groups in the city alld f￿￿er$fIeld.
Tts 5uppori &￿Illate groups with advertising, workshop4 pub]icity. prO￿￿tion. events and fimding
QPP)Ltuniiies
To develop r¢ldtionshipB with thepres5 and ]ll&1io ￿ actively promde BinnEngham Irish Associauon.
To utili8e fully the powerof social M￿1￿ to infixm, celebrate and itLGr¢a5¢ th¢ prof￿¢ (>f the or8atii¥ation
and the wider Irish community.
Key Targets and l)biectiv¢s 2023.2024
Raise the
rotile of Irish Culiurc. S
rt and Hcriia
e In BiTrniJJ
hdnl and the wider area
Continue to raiye awareness of BIA and ihc vfihL Iri.%h C(Jm]nuniiy ill Bir1￿￿
-￿hd1]I
F(wther enhanc¢ th¢ mtrnorv awar¢nes$ service and Lredlcd dcmcniid ￿rI.1¢c5 for thr trnveiler communiii.
CotiLinu¢ lo
udli¢i' seTvices in a iou.h fIn￿(JaI eni'ir()ntnLni
Devel(>
dt¢ner%hi
'orknn * wilh (Aher like.IwndLd vr
dnisEiiion% in Ihe We.81 NqiLlland%
l]KrLa.%L I'oun
'Thun5 5ervice8 includin. menral hcdlib %u
(In and dtmcrslia awdrcnc%%
Pro%'idL' a %lahlc
Idilorin itsTeLuver
ii%i Covid a￿1 r¢
ofilc cenain dclive
C Wlih lthdl Irilh clubs inLludi
GAA
Birnun
ham lri.%h Al%￿1all￿n to takc the St Pattick'5 Parade 2024

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2023
ONCORPOKITING THE DIRECTORS REPORT) (continued)
srATEMENT OF DtRECTOILS' RE5PONSIBILITJES
11)¢ Trustees, who are also dir￿10[$ d BirmiDghaTn kno¢iatson for tkn purF¥)s¢s of compally law. are
rtsponsible for preydring the TTU%te¢s' Annual Report and th¢ fU￿nClaI statern¢nts in accordance with applicable
)bw a￿] U￿lted Kingdom AccouJung Standatds (United Kingdonj GtDerally A¢¢wed ACC￿lting PractACCI.
Company law requi￿ the Trustees to pr¢pare finan¢i81 statcll*nts fix each f￿ancIal period FAhich give a uue and
Iiir view of the siare of affaiTS of thc charitable coinpaTry a]Jd of the IT￿￿Din¥ resources and application of
iesources, includiD8 the income al￿ expenditur¢, of the Ch￿ts￿le company for that p￿)(￿1. In pr¢p￿iD8 these
Iinanclal Svdiements, the Trusiees are required LO.'-
s¢l¢ct s￿table 2ccountin8 policies and then apply thern ¢onsiswitly:
ob8ervt the meth(xls and prI￿lpleS in the Charitits SORP 2019 IbTrS 102),.
n]ake judg¢ll￿nts and esiimate8 that are rwonable and pkudent;
epare the li￿nClaI 8tatem¢TLts OD the going conccrn b¥tsis unless it ts ilkappropriatt to pre5un* thai the
charitable cOmp￿)Y will continue in orKrdtiOn.
The Trt￿￿8 are re5pon$ible forkeepiDg &dtquate accounting recoTd5 w]Jich di8close with r¢asollabLe accurdey at
Iny time thefjnancial po8ltionof the charitable compaAy aThd toenable ihtmtoen5ur¢ thatth¢ financial statements
CO￿p]Y witFL the Companie5 Aci 21K)6. Thev are also reS￿nsible for safeguardiug the 2￿cts of the ¢harioble
(ill￿VanY and h¢Dce fi)r taking reasonable step$ for the prev¢ntion and detection of fraud al￿ other irr¢8ulaTilies.
STATEMENf AS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUDrroRS
So far as th¢ TNs*e5 aiwar¢:_
tI￿re is no relevani audii illfornjation of which the con)pany's auditoris unaware..
Ihe Tn]stee5 tsken all the Steps rI￿r they ought to have taken in order to make ihemsdves aware of ally
rdevant audit Inforn￿tiOn and ioe5thbli5h that the auditor is aware of that infonnauoj).
This repDrt has Eten prepared in ar¢ordance with the Statement of Re¢ornmended PtHthi¢e.' Accounting and
Reporting by Charities FRS 102 and in accordance withth¢ 3pe¢ial provi5iOn5 forsmall co]DpaTJies uthder Part 15
ofthe Companies Act 2￿6.
AiJDITORS
The audiiors. PriTne. will be pro￿Sed forre-appointtnem at the forth¢oming General Meeuj
Regisiercd Offic¢:
SL AnTJe's P￿1$h Centr¢
AlccsteF S(Teet
Deritend
Billningham
BL20PH
SRgned by order of the T￿s￿5..
P O'NCI
Approved by tbE Trustee5 On 1311112023

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REPORT OF THE INDEPEYI DEwf AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR E14DED 31 MARCH 2023
Opilli(b
We have audite4J tbe fJTrancÈal Strte￿£￿¢S of Birn]ingbam frish Association lthe'charitsble compally) for y
ertded 31 Mar¢h 2023 which COrnk¥ise the Statemertt of Financial Attivi¢ie5. tbe Ba12nc¢ Sheet. the Statemem of
c￿hfl0wS and nae$ iothe financig] statemenis. including 5ignifJcant a¢¢ounting policies. The financialreponing
fraToeworkthat hasbeen appliedin theirpreparaiion is app]i¢ablelaw and Utiit¢d Kingdom Acco￿&￿1)gS1a￿dardS.
including Financial Rcwrting sil￿dard 102 (United Kingd¢)m Generally Accepi¢d A¢¢ountin8Pra¢ts¢e).
opillioA tk fll]knLial statemeDIs.'
give a true and fair vlew of ihe ststc of thc charitable Companys affairs as at 31 March 2023 and tsf its
in¢oming res(X￿¢¢￿ and application of resourw, including its illcome and eApenditure, for the Ye￿ then
en(kd;
have bEen properly prepared itt a¢¢ordaTLce with Umited Kittgdo]XL Generally Aw¢pted AcCo￿tillg
Practice,. and
have been prepared in a¢¢ordance with the iequirenwiis of the Comparjies Ad 200&
B#si$ for oplnlon
We coNlucied c4Jr wdit inaccordance wYthln*mational Standards on Auditing IUKI IISAS (UK)) applicable
law. Our responsibililies under those 8rattdards are furt1￿ described the Auditors r¢sponsibditie5 for the audii
of the flnancial statern¢nts section of our rcpcrt. W¢ are independeni of the ch￿Itable ¢ollJpany d¢r0rd2￿Ce
with the etbical requirem¢nt5 that are relevajll to w audit of thc financi￿ statellKnts in the UK. includiDg the
FRC'S Ethical Standard. and WE bave fulfilled ow (Kher ethical responsibilities in aC￿)rdanCe Ivith these
Eequir¢ments. We believe thai Ibe audit evidenee we have obtsined is sufficient and approwiate to provide a basis
for our opinion.
Con¢lu5É0ns reiatsng lo going Concern
In auditin¥ th¢ fiRsJJcial SL￿ements. we have concludul that the tTU5t¢e5' U8e of th¢ going concern basis of
accounting in thepteparalion of the flnancial $r&tem¢nts is appropriate.
Based on the work have perfonne4 we have not Adentified any materiAJ un¢ertaintie8 Ielaiin8 10 events or
conditions thaL individually or ¢olle¢tively, may ca$t Si8nifitant doubt on the Ch￿itable company's ability to
Conti￿lle as a goiDg concern f(￿ a period of at least twelve mooths from when the fmatKial 5tate]x*nts are
authorised issue.
Our responsibilitie8 aDd the Eesponsibiliu¢s of the trustees with respect to goiDg c0￿cern Are descritra in the
relevant S￿Li1)ll5 of tbis reporL
Other inforjnatton
The otller inf0rniatl￿t comprises the inform*ioD in¢luded in ihe Thsiees repo￿ othcr thatt the financial
statemenL8 and ouraudilor's reportthtreon. The trustees arere$pDnsible forthe other infortnation coMaiDedwithi
Trustees r¢pM. (hr opitlion on the finan¢ial stht¢rnCTats noi coyer the othcr infomiaiion and. except 10
eKtent ￿herWIse ¢xpli¢itly slated iti our rephri, we do noi express ?￿Y form of assuratKe COTaclusion
thereon. Our responsibiliÉy is to tead the other ijjfmation and, in doing 4u. con5Ader wh¢th¢r thE other
information L5 materially incon%i%lenl with the finaTrcial stalemeTIL8 1)r our knowledg¢ obtained in the Lourse of
the audit or thheiwi$e appears to be ma*riaily misstat￿. If we identify such matCTial inconsistencic5 or apparenr
alerial misstalen￿nI$, we required LO determine whether tbis gives tise to a maierial missratemeDI in the
financial State￿￿￿t8 cbcm￿]ve$. If, ba%d ou the work we have perfonned. we LoTr¢lude that the￿ 1$ a material
Missi￿¢me￿ of this (thr illforn)ation, we are requtred to report that facL
We have nothing in this regard.
Opinion OD <rther Dwtters presLYibed by the Compallies Act 2006
In (x]r opinioffj based the w(rk und¢rtJken itt the course of the audit..
the information giv¢n ill the Thisttts for th¢ fllmicial year for which the f￿nanCIal state]nEllt5 are
prep￿ed is consAStetll with lh¢ fi]lanc￿ statements., and
the Trns¢¢e5 Rcporthas been pr¢pared in a¢¢ordallce with appli¢able leBal tequirements.

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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUD￿oRs TO THE MEMBERS OF
BIRMINGHAM IIUSH ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 MARCH 21123
M*tter% which we are rffjwircd to report by exception
Itt the light of th¢ knowled8e attd und¢rstanding of the chaEitabl¢ ¢on]pally and its enviroDmBll¢ oIMain¢d in the
(￿rse of the audit, we have not idenrified materiat mi5stat¢men￿ inthe Trustees report.
W¢hav¢ nOth￿s toreportinrespect of the followimgmatrerswhere the Comp8niuAct2006Tequires us ioryotT
ID you if. iii out opinion..
adeqllatc accountiDg records have ￿)t been k¢pt or r¢turns &de4￿th for ¢)ur audii havc not been received
from branches visited by us", or
the financial sLtl¢ments arc Mot in agre¢m¢nt with the accouDtiugTtcords at￿ retvrns., or
certain dis¢lo$ures of tru8tee5' Mnuncration specifi¢d by law are Dot Jllade. or
we hawe no¢ received all ttLe iJforn)tiLiOn and explan￿10Th$ w¢ wuire our audit; Ot
the tsVSLees were not entitled io take advalltage of the sm2ll companies eKemption from the requiren]ent to
pware a strategic r¢port or in prepwing the director5. re[￿.
RespoDsibilltles rf trustees
As explai1￿ more fully in the SiaremeDt of Directors. R<spettsAbilitic5. the trustees (who are also the directors of
th¢ charitable CO￿panY for Iht purposes of ¢ompany law) ar¢ responsible for the preparation of the fi￿01a1
#atcrncuts and f(K being satisfied that th¢y give a true alld fiiir view. for such intetnal wntrol a$ the llvstees
is n¢¢e$sary to enable th¢ ptparauon of fiTthn¢iaJ swements that are free from maEri2l rnisstatemenL
whdher duc tofraud or error.
Inpr¢paring ilke finaT)cial statements, the tru5te¢$ are respo]J5iblt for 455tssing the charitable company's ability io
continue a5 a going concern, disclo5illg? as applicable, matm rela*d to going concern and usillg ib¢ goin8
conceTn basis of accounting unless the trustees ¢ither iniend to liquidate d)e ¢haritable ￿)rnpany or to r¢ase
¢FYrarion5. ￿ hav¢ no realistic alternative but io do so.
Ow res￿)￿￿bilItles for the 4udit of the statements
OUT objeclives art to obtsinreasoThabl¢ assllrallce ab￿t whether th¢ flnancial 5ta*ments as a whok are free from
Diateiial niisstatemenL whether due to fraud ￿ ¢Th)r, and to l55ue a Report of ti)e IndeNdeDt Auditors thai
iocludes Dur opiiiioii. Reasonable assurance is a high level (pf assurar￿. but 18 Tlot a guaralliee an audit
eixjducted iAa¢cordancewith i.gAs (UKI will a]ways (k(e¢i amater1￿ misstalesllentwh¢n i¢¢xA$is. Misstaten￿nts
c&n arise from fraud orerror at￿ are considered maieriaj Lf. Andividually or ID the agg￿gate, thcycould rcasonably
ke expect￿ LO itilluellce th¢ economic decisio]Js of users taken Dn the basi5 of thestt fin9nti21 sthtements.
Iyregularities. iu¢luding fraud. are itL5tin¢e$ of noll-compJian¢e with laws alld regulations. W& design procedures
line with our r¢spoDsibiiitie¥, ouditted above, to deieet materAaTr ￿15stateMentS in re￿cl of irre8ulan'ties,
Jcludin8 frdud. The ¢x(¢Trt to which our pr(ttdyr¢8 are capable of dewting irregulariiie5. including fraud s$
deiailed below..
lkn approa¢h to ideAtifying WKI assessing the risks of maierial missiaiement inre5￿cl of ineylorities. indudiDg
frwd and noD-comp]iaD¢e Mryth laws aDd regulation$. was as follows:
the engagen￿￿ partner en8ured tlkrf th¢ engagement tea￿ coll2ttively had the apprtspriate ¢ompuellce,
capabiliries alld skills to idetttify orrecogDise n0n-comp1ka￿8 with applicable laws and r¢gulations:
we idcntificd the laws artd regulations appli¢abl¢ to the charity thTougkn dislussions with trustces aTLd
other J]]anagemeni and frorn our co]wDeTLial knowledge and experience:
we foL￿d on specsfic laws and regulaiions wku'ch we cotisidcxcd tnay havc # direct material effect OD
the financial 5taternents Or the opcralions of ihe eompany. incluth'ng Charities Aci 2011, thKation
legislatioth, data protection, anti-bribcry. ¢mpl¢)yMe￿l environmeTr&l and health and safety legislation..
we focused on spe¢ifi¢ laws and regulati￿9 which we COll5Ldered may have a direct ￿￿terIal effect on
the f￿&￿tI81 sthtenents or the 0￿ratiOns of the COTnpany: aDd
we assessed the extffllt of Compliance with the laws and regulations identified above ilLTOU8b n￿1￿8
¢￿VArI¢S of ￿al￿geM•)1 and inspecting leg￿ ¢orr¢$polldence.
W¢ assessd the 5usrepLibiliiy of the Charity's financial 51at¢NKnts to material missiatemen( lllcluding Ob￿11]1n8
Jn undcrstaKding of how fraud Jnight ￿¢￿r, by..
akitlg enquiri¢s of mallagell*llt a5 tts wh¢re they coDsideTed there was susceptibRlity to fraud. their
knowledge of acu]al. 8u5pe¢ted attd alleged fraud; and
considerittg Lhe itrternal COTLtyols in place to mitigale Tisks of fraud aDd non-complian¢e with laws and
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REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENf AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF
BIRML INGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
To addr¢s$ ihe risk of fraud (hrough management bias and ovettide of control& ￿%..
rf(med ana]Ytic￿ pmcedures ioidcDtify any uDusU￿ or uncxpecttd relationships..
tested jwrnal en¢ri¢s to identify unusual trallsactions:
assessed whether judgemenis atdas$uwptions made An d¢teTrThinitsg accounting esiimates were indicative
of potenlial bia5,' and
invtstigated the rationale bebind sigDifJcant or unusual traDsactiot)$.
In respo[￿ to the risk of Irregul￿7t1¢S and nDM-¢omplian¢e with laws and regulation5, we designed prwEdures
which included. but were not limited to:
agreeing fiTrancial 5taternen¢disclosuTes to underlying SUPPOrfiRg documEntatiott'.
reading the ￿Tr￿tes ofrneetitlg of d105e chaTged with gOverna￿ce",
enquiring of mauasement as to a¢wal andpotenual litigation and claims: alld
Icviewing c4)rre5pondence with HMRC and other r¢levaJ)È parties.
There are imhereni limi[￿lOnS in our audit procedures descritKd above. The llM)re removed that laws and
re8ulations are from fJnallcia] traus&ctioll& the le55 likely it is that we woujd become aware of non-coropliaDCe.
Auditing Stand￿d5 also limit the audit pro¢eduw required to ide])tify uon4tsmplianre with laws and regulations
to enquiry of the direct(￿5 and other manag¢nwm aDd iThspe¢¢ioll of regulatory atKI legal ¢onrspOtt<k￿e, if
any.
Material mis$t￿ements thai arise due to fraudcan be barder to dete¢t than those t5Mi arAse from error as they Th￿Y
involve deliberate concealmetEt or co]lusion.
A further desttiption of out responsibilitie5 for the audit of the finallcial starements is on the FiDancial
RC￿ting Council's wcb5ite at wwwfr¢.org.uklaudiiorsresponsibi]ities. This desLYiPtionfomis part of ourRet
of the IrKIe￿IdeDt Auditors.
Use of our rewrt
This report is n￿de solely to the charitable eompony's n￿mbets, as a bDdy. tn aec(tdaDce with Chapter 3 of Part
16 of the Companies ACÉ 20(￿. Our audii work has be¢n undenak¢n so ihai we might sta* ￿ the ch￿1t￿bk
company's membets those rnatiers we are required to statc 10 thcm tn ats auditors. report and fw no olhtr purpose.
To Ihe fullesr extrni pemitted by law, we do not accq)t or assume resrH)tisibility kn anyone other than the
Ch￿l￿b]e ¢ompany alld th¢ ¢tMritable cOmpan￿S ￿￿MberS as a b(Kiy. for our audit worL for this report. or for
the opxnions we have forn￿d.
Jeremy ￿'tsOn BA FCA
Prime
c￿￿er Oak
l Homer Road
Solihull
Wcst Mid]aNIs
B913QG
Date: 29/11/2023

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL A￿1vr[lEs lincorwrAting INCOME AND
EXPENDTfuRE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
Year Eo 3
Note Rc5tricted
Fund8
Toidl
Income fro￿.
lega¢ks
Charftable aetlTrltles;
Emi￿all1 SUlV>rt
J46.771
146,77J
JJ,773
31,n3
203.950
203,950
237.252
237.252
Community supp)r¢
Health and hardship
SCh￿Is piogtaJ]uJ
106,094f
95,774
J2.49)
284.330
84,042
284,330
84,612
9.999
86,574
J2.49
9,999
Activity centr
Other tradiDg activities:
jI￿est￿Put ￿￿e0T￿e
2,OJ71
(961
28.541
12,J131
28.541
3,558
31.J75
192
3,538
31,J75
192
Total Income
454,fAII
196.915
651 J16 fMAS230
76,677
6K,907
ExWidit￿re on:
Rais1h￿ fullds
Charithble Activities:
Emigrani support
Ctsmmuniiy suppori
Health and hardship
Schools prO￿at￿n
Aetiviiy centse
Other ebaritsble expEnditure
2.282
2.2A2
Jl3.628
222,566
J42,808
313,028
222,566
142,8&8
18.259
2.483
05,475
285.218
247,258
130,010
285,2J8
247.23*
130,OJO
15.31J
1,39
35,369
18,259
15.51J
1,398
35.369
65,475
Total exwidfithre
Unrealised 8a2tt&qo$se$
t179,(￿2
95.211
123,4931
774,213
123,493)
603,
54,36GI
£717,420
Nct ItspendltweySn¢oMe
Transf￿5 between funds
1224,4011
J14.734
78.211 1146.J90)
lJ14.7341
156.8361
67.J26
22,317
167,32tS1
134,519)
14
NetMoveme￿i fuwls
IJ09.0071
36,523 (J40,J901
JO.490
I45,(￿￿)
134.519?
R￿￿t￿lia￿On of fuDds:
Total fvnds broughi forwatd
550,799
318,643
809.443
540,309
363,652
Total funds wri¢d fonvard
441,132
2KI,J2J
723,253
550.799
318.043
869,443
l]Le result5 for the year (krive from comtinuing a¢iiviues and there are no 8aiJKs or Ios5cs other than those shown
v¢.
The notss on pases 16 to 26 f(m part of the￿ xc(sunts.

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
BALANCE SHEET AT 31 MARCH 2023
Not¢s
20
2022
FIXED ASSETS
Tatxgible assets
JllvesulleTht property
45,076
43,872
71.324
67,305
88.948
138,689
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock
DebtOf5
Cash atbaDk and ID haTrJ
1.501
10.174
743.559
9.188
fA6.225
656.917
755,237
CREDITORS: falling yegr
12
{22.6121
(24,484)
NET CURRENf ASSETS
£634,305
£730.753
TOTAL ASSETS L&SS CURRENT LIABILfriES
723,253
869,442
NET ASSETS
723,253
869,442
cHARr￿ FUNDS
15
Umr5triLieil Furn
Restricted Fulld5
282,121
441,132
318.(45
550.799
T(YTAL CHARITY FUNDS
723.253
869,442
These fmallcial sta*tlLent$ hav¢beeL prepared in ￿cordanCe withthc special provi$iom applicable to companies
subje¢t to Small comydlll￿ regime urtder Pan 15 of the Comp&nie5 Act 2006.
These fina￿cial staternenis w¢r¢ approved and authorisedforissue by thc Trustees oll 1311112D23 alld are5igll
on th¢iF behalf by'.-
P O'Neill- Trusiee
The n(rtes on page5 16 to 26 forrn part of a¢counts.
Company Regi$watioll Number.. 3628076

BIRMINGHAM lliIsH ASSOCIATION
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srATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS AS AT 31 MARCH 2023
Noie
202
2022
Cash tlow from oper&ting actAY£ties
Cash gener2ted Irom 0￿rationS
b)terest recelvcd
(97.334}
5.71P
192
Net casb provided by (used inl opernthig aell￿tIeS
(97.3341
5,9Jl
Cash tlow from iDvo%tlnp acfiyities:
Purch&g¢ of tangible fixed assets
Inte￿treCeIVed
(5.541)
{192}
Nete¥h provlded by (￿ell in) inYe#nig adivities
(5,7331
Net I(de￿¢￿t} In and 4xsh equlvwle]*s for the ye2r
(97.3341
178
Cash and rash equivalents at the begi[￿1￿8 of ihe yu
743.559
743,381
eash equivalents at the tnd otthe y￿r
646.225
743,559
Casb and cash equiv#leDts conslst Dr:
Cash at bank and ITh hand
743,559
l. Reconciligtlon rfnet income l {e4￿nditi￿eI to net Ilow from opernting ￿tIvitieS
2023
022
Nei incoMe/{eXpe]￿Et￿￿l f(Kthe reporting￿1(￿1 {as per the SOFA)
Adjustrnettt8 for..
Deprcciatioll charges
IAK8s on disFosaJ of fixed asscts
Decreasellincrease) in siwk
Decr¢asel{increase} in dthtt)
(Decrc*8È1lincTEase crediioTS
Jntere5t Receivable
UnwJi5ed gainlJo88 4M JnvesttnentProperty
1140,1901
(34.519)
26,248
28,417
(1039)
14,817)
17,077
192
986
(1,871)
23.493
Net cask flow froTn operaling acuviiies
97,334
5.911

Pa8e 16
BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY IRISH IN BIRMINGHAM)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
ACCOUNTKNG POLICIES
(a) Bgsls of preparjng th¢ finattti￿ Statements
The financial 51ateiDents of the charilabk company. which is i public be]￿lI vD¢iiy ullder FRS 102,
have be¢u prepared in accordance with thc Charities SORV (PRS 1021 'Accountittg and Reptirting by
ch￿lties.- Siatemeni of Recommended Practiee applicable io Ch￿LtieS prepariDg thcir ac¢ouni$ i
accordlnce with the Financia] Reporting S￿)(1drd applicable in lh¢ UK and R¢public of Ireland (PRS
1021,, F4Jhancial Rcp)rting Standard IU2 The Financial Reptrtillg Ststtd&rd appliLabk ID rlie UK 2nd
Republi¢ (rfIrelaTrd' and the Compaoi¢s Act 2006. The financial st&t¢DYnrs have prepared UDder
hi8tori¢a] ¢o$t ¢OILV¢TLIio
Thes¢ finamcial Statements have beett prepared on & goin8 concern basis as thetru5tres believe thai no
n]aieriaI unceTtsi￿￿e¥ exigt. Tbe tNsteeshav¢ ¢onsid¢redthe level of funds held aud the expected level
of i]￿0￿2 and exp¢ndiiure for twelve months from allthorising these financial srar¢m¢nts. The
budgeted iDcornc a[￿ cxtLn(fithrc is slltficient witb the level of r&wves for the clwity to be able
Loniirtv¢ #s a going concern.
(b) tncomt
tncome 18 recognised In the Sraiemeni of FAnancial ActiYiiie.% when ib¢ thwJity has entitlement to
funds. ally jthortTra]￿ coTrth'tions attached to the itemls) of incotne haye Fttn inet, it is probable thai
the iDcome will be received aud the a]n(x]nt call be measured reliably. Th¢ following specif&¢ policies
te applied lo particular ￿tegOrIeS of in¢om¢:_
For donati0Th5 to be recDgnised the chariry will have been notified of the amounts and settlttneDt
date in wwiiing. If there are conditions attachcd to the donation alld this requires a level i)f perforntaoce
bef(Ye entiilemtnt t¥n b¢ obtaiM¢d. then inconTre is deferred ￿lti] those conditions arc fully Jnet OF the
fulfi]ment of Londiiions is withiD the Control of the cbar&ty attd if is probable that they will be
fulfill¢
Incorne fn)m 8rants is re¢ognised at fair value when the Charity has etltitlement after aoy perfortnance
¢ondition8 bave bccn met, it is probabl¢ that the incorne will be received aDd the amount can be
measured reliably. If elltstlement 18 not Inet them these aTnounts arc deferred.
J)OTLated facilitie5 and d0That￿ professional serwices are recognised as Ancome at their fair value whe
their ceon()micbcncfit is probible. itcAn b¢ Tneasured reliably and tbe charityhas colltrol overthe it¢rn.
Fair valu¢ 15 determined on r]ie basis ofthe va]w of the gftto thc charity. for example the amount the
charity would bg willing Io Vdv iJL the oF¢n markei fly such facilities and services. A ¢orrespondiDg
amounr i$r¢¢ognised in expenth'iure.
No a￿OUnt is included in the financial statements for volunteer tink in lin¢ with the SORP IFRS 1021.
Further detail is given in the Tw5tees' Anllual Report, where reltvant.
1¢) Expenditure
All expenditure 15 accounted for on accruaLs basis and has cjassified under activities thai
aggrtgate all cosis relatrd to any particular activity. Expertditure is r¢cogniseil where there is a legal
or constrllctive obligation 10 makE paymetlts tfr third parties. it 1$ probable that the settl¢m¢nt will be
required and the aMO￿nt of the obligation call be measured reliably. It Is categorise(l under the
lollowing headillgs=_
Costs of raising funds ¢ompris¢ ¢osts incU￿ed by the charity in the generation of donation a]Ml
fund￿sIng income.
E%￿nditUTe tpn ch￿itab￿ activities include ibos¢ cNts illrurted by the charity IA the delivery of its
activities amd $¢rvices for its benefici￿1¢8.
Otlkr CA￿l￿ttUre represeTht8 those itrms not fatiing irno the categories ai¥>ve.

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BIRMINGIIAM IRISH ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY IRISH IN BIRMINGHAM)
NOTES TO THE AccoiJNfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (eont'd)
ACCOUNTING POLICIES {u)ntthu¢d)
Allcategorie5 of ￿518 include both¢oststhatcan begllocateddirectly to $u¢h activities and thoseeosts
of all iDdir¢¢i narure necessary to 5upIx>rt th¢rn.
Ir￿0Ve￿ble VAT is charged a8 aA expens¢ 4￿in$l the activity for which exFnditwe aEOS&
Svpport ci)s¢s are those that assist the work of the clwity but do not directly Bpr¢s¢nt cb*Eitable
activits¢$ and I￿lud¢ wejnises costs. 0￿jr¢ tosts, governance Costs, adrninistrdtive alld payroll costs.
Thev art incurred directly An 5UPPOrt of ¢%￿￿lIUre on the (thjects of the eharity. Wh¢T¢ 8uppon ca5ls
cannot be directly attributed to particular acrivities, they have iten all(cated to expendiwre on 2 basis
which may be based 00 a¢(iVAfy as representcd by d]￿et costs ex￿nded on that a¢iiwiiy, c￿ based on a
oy)rtion of Sraff costs.
Id) Tayjglbkfjyed gs5ets
Dep￿la(10tt is pmvi41ed at the followiDg 3nnual tatcs irtordcrto off ¢ach asset overits estimated
%eful life or. if beld under a finan¢e lease, over the lease lerm, whichever is the Shorter.
K£asehold property ¢Kp¢nditwe
Websiie development
Fix¢ur¢8 and fillings
Motor vehicles
Coinpuler equiprn¢n(
- Strgight line over 20 years
- 33.3310 on cost
15% on reducing balance
- 0￿reduc]ng ba1￿ce
- 33.33% on cost
(el Investme#t Property
InvestJlleDt wop¢rti¢s ar¢ re¢l￿d at fair value bag<d on the di5CQUnted lease ¢o5t of the rcntcd arca.
{Q Stocks
SÉwk5 ate ￿lUC4 ai the low¢r of costaDdnet Teaiisable value, afier making due allowancc for ob50kte
and slow Tnoving items.
(gl Tmtion
The chaThty 15 ¢K¢mpt fwm ¢orpor4tion tax on its ¢haritable a¢iivits¢$.
Ihl Fund a¢cfftintln8
Unrestricted fund5 can b¢ used in a¢¢QrdW￿e with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the
In]stees.
Re8tricted funds can 0￿]Y be used for panicular re5tiicted pl￿ Within the objects of th¢ ¢harity.
R¢5trirtions arise when specified by th¢ donor ot whett funds are raised for particular restiicted
purposes.
Furtiw explaLatioD of the nature and purpose of eactk fund ffis included in the DDtrs lo the fJnall¢ial
statemellts.
I Pe￿i￿R costs amd other postsretirement be]￿rrtS
The chatitable company operat¢$ a d¢filled conttibutionpell5i4￿ scberne. Contributii)lls pyable to the
haritable eompany's ￿siOn scbcme are ¢harged w the Staiemellt of Financial Activiiies in the per1￿j
to which they relate.

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION IFORMERLY IRISH IN BIRMINGHAM)
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI MARCH 2023 (cont'd)
OTHER TRADING ACTtvriiES
Year to
March 2023
Year to
31 March 2022
FuttdraisiL8 evem%
Shop inci)Tne
Rents receiyed
Pa55wI & Photsp tcfund
5.752
20.630
L.159
6,J41
25.034
28.ml
31,175
TRUSTE￿ AND KEY MANAGEMENI PERSONNEL REMIJNERATION AND EXPENSES
The ttUSte2s n¢ith¢rreceived waived ally remuneration dwiltg the y¢ar {2022.. £nil).
No w¢re paidtravel eX￿￿$¢S durin8 the yt*r (2022.. £Dil).
The Chariiy consider5 its key mandgemettt personllel ¢ompri5e the Board Of Trusices and the Chief
Eyecutive. The tots] amouni of ernployee beneflts includinE employEr's pensiou ¢O￿tributionS receiv¢d by
k¢y matMg¢n]entpersot￿￿I were £5335012022.. £52,614).
Staff Cos
andEm Its
Benefits
2022
Gross salartes
Emplover's Dational insur9￿ce
Employer's ￿nSIOn Contributions
464,622
36,013
11,685
403,699
34,963
11.755
512,320
510,417
No employee eamed Trore thaD £60,(M)O pa12022: none).
Averd
Number ofErn lo
Direct
AdrinisttEuon
18
19
21
PENSIONS
Th¢ ¢harily operates a d¢fined contribuucm pension scheme. The charge to the S¢*ment of financial
Activities for the v&2r 1$ £11,685 12022-. £11,755). Thete were no ￿tstandIng eOntyAbutions at 31 Ma￿h
2023 £nil {2022.. £nAII and #o p]ryaid Colltributions a¢ tbe year-end {2022.. £nill. Th¢ ￿nSIOn clwge 1$
all(¢at¢d in reswA¢ted and utJre8tricied fuods de￿ndIng on wlrther 51aff are engaged in activity funded by
re5tiicttd fund$.

Yr
, tr4
11
AlJ-
I rryo
m*r4
oth
tr-
IIIIIIFI Sall
Y￿￿r&

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (eon¢'dl
NET EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR
Nei eXpe]￿lture for the financial yesr is aft¢r rhar8ill8:_
Year t
31Ma
2Tr23
2022
DepreciaEion- oW￿d assets. unrestricted fun
Audit fees
aydit
- other seThices
DefÈcii on disposal of fixeda5set
26,251
4,400
4,469
28,417
4,1(k)
5,876
TAXAT10Tr4
No Ci)Tporation Tax ]ial)ility aris¢6 in re6P¢Ct of the year since the ¢¢)Jnpany Iw been a￿¢PIed a5 a charity
for iakarAon purposes. The exemptions afforded by legislation a￿ available 88 all illCLNne and gaills are
applied to chaJitable purposes.
TANC.JBLE FIXED A&SETS
Total
Vehicle ￿ellt
l Awil 2022
Additions
Disp05als
61.245
99.782
65.588
37,658
11.928
276.201
At 31 2023
61,245
99,782
65.588
37.658
11,928
276.201
Depredatio
At l April 2022
Charge for year
Eliminat¢d on disposa]
42,492
17,579
71,798
4.986
41.504
3.557
37,155
126
11.928
21)4,877
26,248
At 31 March 2023
60.071
76,784
45.061
37.281
11,928 231,125
Net ￿￿k value
Ai 31 M￿Ch 2023
1,174
22.998
20,527
377
45.(116
At 31 March 2022
18,753
27.984
24,084
503
71.324

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (eont'd)
INVFSTMENI PROPERTY
Market Value
At 01 April 2￿22
Revaluation
67.365
{23.4931
At 31 Mawh 2023
43,872
The inve9m￿n[ property 1$ included at fair value.
Thi5 f4ir V￿ll¢ has been d¢t¢nnined by ￿SIng tb¢ (tis¢oun*d ¢ost of th¢ lease of th¢ pr¢mi5¢5.
Ith STOCKS
Shop 8IKKls held f(r resale
1.5(14
1,504
11. DEBTORS- AMOi]N]S FALLING DUE wfiH]N ONE YEAR
2022
Other debtors
Prepayments and accn*d ittcomt
560
8,628
5,191
4,983
9.188
10,174
11 CREDITORS- Amouwfs FALLING DUE WflHIN ONE I￿R
2023
2022
Trade credit¢rs
Other ueditor5
S￿1￿1 fjecutiLy
13,840
8,772
14.320
10,164
22.612
24.484
Il COMPANY LIMITED BY GUAIL4NTEE
Th¢ Company has no sharc c&pito1, b¢in8 Jimkt¢d by guardniee. There arc sev¢n Mcm￿￿ of th¢ ¢omp*)y.
each of whom has utylenthn to contribute £1 ill the event of the company being woul￿ up.

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATTON
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (con¢'d)
I& MOVEMENT IN Fuf+lDS
Ai31
Transfers Mar 2023
r 2022 Incorne
Costs
R¢stricted fw)d$
Big Lvtlery Fund
Binningham City Council- Older Adult8
iwluding ROSIEA
Health and Hardship ￿nd
Irish Govaw]nen¢ tkpartsnwii of FO￿ls￿
Affairs and Trade; Emigrani Suppm
267.812
8.022
{60.6861
(72.7¥01
20I.126
895
60.653
86.574 {142,808)
262.780
{3l3.629}
56,234
53.500
10.815
13.466
frtsh GovertllJ)ent, Depari]nenr of Foreig
Aff￿￿ at￿.1rad¢; Reconciliaiiort Fund
The ￿la1]d Futtd of (keat Britain
Otber
Gen￿21 COMM￿tY Support Proie¢ts
8,252
8,￿2
20,051
235.847
20,051
197,342
44.593
(83.098)
550.799
454.600
(679.IK)11
114.734
441,132
UArestritted futth
Gcllcrdl fund
318.643
196.916
{118.7041 (114.734)
282.121
869.443
651.516
1774.2131
723.￿3
A tfdnsfeT vf £114,734 (2022: £67.326) to restricied fU[￿S in the year represettts the tra]Jsfer of u[￿eStric￿d
funds to project$ in deficit ai year-end for which no further funding is eKtttted to be received to cover
co$ts on Ihe prOJ￿Ls concerned.
The Charity sufficient Te5Durces a 31 MaKh 2023 to fulfil its commitment to each [￿JetL
IIwp05e of Restslcted Fund5
Big Lott¢rv Fund
This ¥uM1 is a project funded by the Btg Lottery Fulld tbat wi]I C￿bIt
tILC Charity to carry activtties in cornrnunity support atMI h¢alth
lated issu¢5.
Birnjingham City Council- Older
Adults Projeth including RosfiA
Thestfunds sUp￿rtthcprtiV1S10n of the aciivity cthjtre, olltrtxhsupp
and advice and guidance.
Health and Harddtip ￿nd
This fulld provides Lhe resourLes for liealth rel**d issuts amongsi the
on)munity theCharity5erves a]Ml forcliellts in Dee41 of f￿anCIal supp(
due peEsona] h¥xdship and distre5S.
trish Gov¢rnnenL Depam¢Thi of
Forei8n Affairs al￿ Trade:
EmigraTJI SupportPrograllllne
Th¢se supporr salary and project costs for Birjnxngham Irish
Association's SOCAal Anclusiotk, prinwy carc, famÉly suptKrttand cultural
deVeIDP￿]tfti ptoj¢cts.
The Ireland Fund of Great Brirain
These funds were for work in bereaVtll￿nt and befritndillg.
GeneT31 cO￿[n￿nItY Support
Projects
Thi* ftstjd is made up Df a llwnberof qth8llereommutiity Sup￿rtproJet
which have been pooled together to forn one fulld.
Irish GoverDllLeDL tkparbnelll of
Foreign Affairs and Trade;
Reconcili￿l¢ll Fund
Contribution towards tile In￿all&ll0￿ of wanent lighting on iht
Birn)ingham Pub BombiDss memoriaj, the MO￿ $AgnIf￿a1)I o￿t of iu
in the UK. This will ensure that it can ￿ accessed as a place ol
memorial all y¢ar rwnd and wi]1 serve #5 a bea¢on of light and hope to
au whD ethteT and leave Birniingham thtuugh Cetttrdl Statii

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR EIYDED 31 MARCH 2023 (eont'd)
15. f4Er ASSETS ANALYSED BETWEEN FUNDS
Tan
bilities ikne
Assets
Unrestti¢ted fvnds
Restric*d fi]nds
88.948
193.173
441,132
282.121
441,l32
88.948
634,305
723.253
I& ULTIMATE CONTROELING PARTY
ID the opiniojj of the trustety, l*caus¢ of the way that tlte cl)ariiy is CO￿S￿L￿1ed there is $itsgle ultim&te
cimtr0l]￿gp•rty. Th¢ rhatity 15 ¢ff¢ctiv¢ly rontroll¢d by the Boani a8 a body.
17. RELATED PARTY TRANSAcfioNS
There are norelated party ttansaciicms wh￿h require disclosutt in th¢ accounts.
I& OPEKITING LEASE COMMITMENTS
At 31 March 2023, th¢ Cbariry was commiti¢d ¢0 totsl future n)itLim￿rn Icast payments under othJ-
Car￿lIable operating l¢ase5 a8 follows:.
2023
Withitt orte year
Between two and five yeir5
La￿ than five years
35,698
88,599
35,310
124,298
29.533
124,297
189, 150

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 (cont'd)
20. ANALYSIS OFTHE REsfRICTED FUND DERIVED FROM THE IRISH GOVERNMENT
Atl
At31
MaT 2U23
Inco]ne
Costs
Ell￿grant Supw>rt Pr*gran￿*.
Contriburion iowards Projeci Cosis:
Culture. Sp(￿ts and Hetitag¢
Family Support and Welfa
Primary Catt Project
Socia] In¢lusion Project8
West Midlands trtsb Support
Partncnhip Collab(wive
31,500
153.949)
33,6￿)
(46.1311
28,350
(41,9111
137,830 1171,638)
31.500
22,449
11043
13,561
33.808
{28,3611
10,327
13,4é6
10.815
262.780 1313.629)
53,5
13,466
At31
2023
R¢¢o4ci]lationFuDd
8,252
8,252
8,252

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BIRMINGHAM IRISH ASSOCIATION
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 (eont'd)
21. COMPARATIVES
MoveD￿￿t ID fwids
At31
2(ll2
2021
Re5trirtÈd funds
Bffig IA)ttL¥y Fund
Birn]ingharn City Council-older
AAlults including RoStfA
Ikalth and H&rdship fund
Irish Go￿[1]Men( D¢pornnent of
Foteign Affair% and Tra¢k: Emigrant
196,393
3.460
154.050
615
(81631)
(56.9381
267.812
8.022
84.642 1130.610)
229.0(Kl 1285.218)
45,968
21.358
45.675
10.815
Irish &)vermDent. D¥porunent of
Foreign Affairs andTrade'
ReconriliationFund
Tbe fre]and Fund of G￿l Britsin
Ihbe¥
General Collllnunity SupportProie£ts
8.252
8.252
48é0
20.051
269.870
(4.8601
20.051
235,847
68,786 Iiir2,8091
540.309
606.230 {663.(N561
67,326
550,799
UttrestrÉcted funds
G¢ncral fulld
363.652
76.677
(54360}
(67.326)
318,643
903,961
682,907 1717.4261
869.442
Net Assets between funds
Current
Liabilitie4 due in
or
Total
Fjxed Agsets
f)ne
ear
UnrestyACted funds
R¢8tricred funds
138,689
179,954
550,779
3LB,043
550,779
138,689
730.753
869.442

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