Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

NORTHAMPTON IRISH SUPPORT GROUP

We hold community based activities including our weekly lunch club and keep fit class, monthly meals, walking group and outreach services to combat social exclusion and promote good wellbeing. We have an ongoing 'Digital Inclusion Library' tablet loan scheme. We also celebrate Irish culture in the Northamptonshire area, with our bi-annual dinner dance and 'Stories of Migration' history project.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/23£79£66£13
31/12/22£77£66£12
31/12/21£62£54£8
31/12/20£58£53£5
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.nisg.co.uk

nisg@btinternet.com

01604629502

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Stories of Migration
£3,132 06/07/2021
Stories of Migration
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 30/07/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID MCDONNELL Appointed: 2013
  • KATHLEEN MCDONNELL Appointed: 2013
  • MARY GANLEY Appointed: 2008
  • PATRICK JOHN FRANKS (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • SIOBHAN LYNSKEY Appointed: 2016
  • THOMAS HOUSTON Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/05/2020, number: 1189636
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Alliston Gardens Youth & Community
2 Adelaide Street
NORTHAMPTON
NN2 6AR

Objectives

THE GROUP’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE; THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG ELDERLY PERSONS IN THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AREA, WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF THEIR OLD AGE, BY PROVIDING AN OUTREACH SERVICE; VISITING PEOPLE IN HOMES, OFFERING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE AND BY PROVIDING EVENTS AND WEEKLY MEET-UPS WHICH INCLUDE KEEP-FIT CLASS, MONTHLY MEALS, DINNER DANCES AND OUTINGS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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