Registered charity · Luton
Luton Irish Forum
- 11 trustees
- Income £649k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Siobhan RooneyChair · since 2022
- Catrina LewisTrustee · since 2024
- Christina Mary GleesonTrustee · since 2026
- Deirdre Anne Bridget DrennanTrustee · since 2018
- John Paul SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Luke KitchingTrustee · since 2020
- Marion Elizabeth Rosalind CurtisTrustee · since 2013
- Mary Bridget WinterTrustee · since 2017
- Teresa SmithTrustee · since 2023
- Thomas Christopher ScanlonTrustee
- Thomas Martin ShanleyTrustee · since 2023
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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Luton
- Website
- www.lutonirishforum.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Luton Irish Forum
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£649k£622k
- 2025£592k£532k
- 2024£509k£485k
Earlier years
- 2023£433k£484k
- 2022£452k£414k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN NEED, POVERTY OR DISTRESS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF IRISH DESCENT, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION CONCERNING HEALTH AND BENEFITS AS WELL AS OTHER SUPPORT;TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY IN IRISH MUSIC, DRAMA, ARTS, THE IRISH LANGUAGE AND THROUGH THE HOLDING OF AN ANNUAL ST PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVAL;OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES, PARTICULARLY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR PERSONS OF IRISH DESCENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.
Grants received
33 grants · £1,469,580 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £906,787 (5 grants)
- Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation · £279,431 (19 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £118,200 (3 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £107,000 (2 grants)
- Access to Justice Foundation · £37,962 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
11 trustees on the board
- Siobhan Rooney Chair since 2022
- Catrina Lewis since 2024
- Christina Mary Gleeson since 2026
- Deirdre Anne Bridget Drennan since 2018
- John Paul Smith since 2023
- Luke Kitching since 2020
- Marion Elizabeth Rosalind Curtis since 2013
- Mary Bridget Winter since 2017
- Thomas Christopher Scanlon
- Teresa Smith since 2023
- Thomas Martin Shanley since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Deirdre Anne Bridget Drennan since 2018
- Luke Kitching since 2020
- Marion Elizabeth Rosalind Curtis since 2013
- Mary Bridget Winter since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Siobhan Rooney Chair since 2022
- Catrina Lewis since 2024
- Christina Mary Gleeson since 2026
- Deirdre Anne Bridget Drennan since 2018
- John Paul Smith since 2023
- Luke Kitching since 2020
- Marion Elizabeth Rosalind Curtis since 2013
- Mary Bridget Winter since 2017
- Thomas Christopher Scanlon
- Teresa Smith since 2023
- Thomas Martin Shanley since 2023
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 6.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1113069
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 2 FEBRUARY 2006 as amended on 25 Jun 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 05651900 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01582720447 · info@lutonirishforum.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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