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Lewisham Irish Community Centre

Lewisham Irish Community Centre is a registered charity (number 1014852) based in London, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by Colum Mackey since 2019. Latest income £357k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £357k (2025)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing and 5 more
Where
Lewisham
Website
www.lewishamirish.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Lewisham Irish Community Centre
Registered
1992

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£357k£288k
  • 2024£320k£282k
  • 2023£259k£273k
Earlier years
  • 2022£231k£236k
  • 2021£264k£221k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 10% · Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PERSONS OF IRISH DESCENT, WITHIN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM BY ASSOCIATING WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE INHABITANTS TO (A) ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AT THE SAID COMMUNITY. (B) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE COMPANY AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECT. (C) ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN IRISH CULTURE AND HERITAGE. (D) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Grants received

11 grants · £526,406 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £268,3452024-09-11
  • City Bridge Trust £150,0002022-11-17
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8282021-05-27
  • The London Community Foundation £9,5452020-09-24
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £9,5452020-09-24
Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

10 trustees on the board

3.9y median 3y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

8.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 10General Charitable Purposes 10The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 10

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 8Education 1Other services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£357k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025
13%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1014852
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 2ND OCTOBER 1992
Companies House
Company number 02752450 · Active
Contact on the register
02086956264 · manager@lewishamirish.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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