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Brent Irish Advisory Service
Brent Irish Advisory Service is a registered charity (number 1059801) based in London, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £515k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Bias (Charity Commission)
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...
- 5 trustees
- Income £515k (2026)
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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, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 6 more
- Where
- Barnet, Brent, Camden, City Of Westminster and more
- Website
- www.biasbrent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Brent Irish Advisory Service
- Registered
- 1996
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£515k£465k
- 2025£452k£403k
- 2024£419k£331k
Earlier years
- 2023£262k£246k
- 2022£251k£227k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
14 grants · £573,963 total360Giving 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
- City Bridge Trust · £243,600
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £138,663 (4 grants)
- Trust for London · £95,925 (2 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £72,000
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £10,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Eddie O'Kane since 2023
- Jarlath O'Hara since 2021
- Kay Boland since 2021
- Mairead Liston since 2025
- Peter Benson since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Eddie O'Kane since 2023
- Jarlath O'Hara since 2021
- Kay Boland since 2021
- Mairead Liston since 2025
- Peter Benson since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1059801
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 22 JUNE 1988 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION ON 27 SEPTEMBER 1996 as amended on 01 Jun 2023 as amended on 01 Jun 2023 as amended on 12 Jun 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 02269918 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02084596655 · info@biasbrent.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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