# THE LONDON IRISH CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1149787
- **Other names:** LI CENTRE LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 16, 2012
- **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=1149787


## Contact

- **Address:** LONDON IRISH CENTRE, 52 CAMDEN SQUARE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW1 9XB
- **Phone:** 02079162222
- **Email:** info@londonirishcentre.org
- **Website:** www.londonirishcentre.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AND INCLUDING FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE FROM THE IRISH COMMUNITY: 1 TO RELIEVE AND COMBAT POVERTY, DISTRESS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, AND SICKNESS; 2 TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, UNEMPLOYMENT OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE; 3 TO PROMOTE IRISH ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT; 4 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN IRISH CULTURE AND LANGUAGE; 5 TO ADVANCE ANY SUCH OTHER PURPOSE BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.?

**Activities:** SERVING THE WELFARE AND CULTURAL NEEDS OF THE IRISH COMMUNITY IN LONDON THROUGH A RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING: ADVICE, ADVOCACY, OUTREACH, DAY CENTRE SERVICES, VOLUNTEERING, HEALTHY LIVING, MISSING PERSONS, EDUCATION, REFERRALS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND PARTICIPATE IN IRISH MUSIC, DANCE, LANGUAGE AND THEATRE.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Essex
- Hertfordshire
- Kent
- Surrey
- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £5085928 | £3939496 | £6502975 | 52 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £2795194 | £2854083 | £5356542 | 37 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £1796841 | £2227180 | £5415431 | 32 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £1541653 | £1462984 | £5845770 | 34 |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £2280357 | £1670835 | £5767101 | 24 |



## Trustees

- **Rosaleen Blair** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 22, 2020
- Angela Murphy — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- Caoimhe Benmaou — appointed Nov. 1, 2024
- Dame Mary Patricia McGowan — appointed Jan. 22, 2020
- Declan Christopher Hunt — appointed Oct. 8, 2022
- Edward Bracken — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- James Anthony O'Riordan — appointed April 1, 2025
- James Patrick Doherty — appointed Sept. 9, 2019
- Jennifer Hegarty — appointed April 1, 2025
- Michael O'Connor — appointed Nov. 13, 2017
- Rory James Godson — appointed Nov. 1, 2024
- Thomas Connaughton — appointed Nov. 9, 2023
- Tom Goddard — appointed May 6, 2018