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Financial Governance

 

Dublin Simon Community welcome queries about our governance. Please get in touch with us to discuss any aspect of the below.
Please phone us on 01 671 5551 or email us on hello@dubsimon.ie

Dublin Simon Community is accredited or ascribed to the following standards:

Annual financial accounts

Annual financial accounts externally audited and publically available and we file annual tax returns with the Revenue Commissioners. Registered Charity Number: 20009892 and CHY: 5963.

2023 Accounts

2022 Accounts

2021 Accounts

2020 Accounts

2019 Accounts

2018 Accounts

2017 Accounts

2016 Accounts

2015 Accounts

2014 Accounts

2013 Accounts

2012 Accounts

2011 Accounts

2010 Accounts

Risk management frameworks

Risk management frameworks embedded in the organisation through policies, procedures and supporting tools around management, governance, and performance.

All staff and volunteers are Garda vetted and require clearance before taking up a post with Dublin Simon Community.

Comply with the Charities Act

 

Comply with the Charities Act and are registered with the Charities Regulatory Authority (CRA), Ireland’s national statutory regulatory agency for charitable organisations. Registered Charity Number: 20009892 and CHY Number: 5963.

Registering with the Housing Agency

Annually reviewed and registered with the Housing Agency, the Government Agency set up to regulate Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs). We supply annual financials which comply with the new Financial Standard and Assessment Framework to provide for robust financial regulation and oversight of the sector.

 

Reported to the Dublin Region Homeless Exclusive

 

Quarterly financials, on all state funding, reported to the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) who is the lead statutory local authority in the response to homelessness in Dublin.

 

Registered on the Companies Registration Office

 

Annual financial returns sent to the Companies Registration Office (CRO), with all directors registered and up to date.

Comply with a Governance Code

Signed up to and comply with the Governance Code, with policies and procedures in place to ensure effective Governance. The Code was established by a working group consisting of The Corporate Governance Association of Ireland (CGAI), Arthur Cox (Solicitor), Sheila Cahill Consulting worked with eight organisations in the community, voluntary and charity sector.

Comply with a Statement of Recommended Practice

Comply with the Statement of Recommended Practice(SORP) (FRS102), Accounting and Reporting by Charities, where we follow respected practice in relation to accounting and reporting.

Standards In Fundraising Practice

The Guidelines for Charitable Organisations Fundraising from the Public were issued by the Charities Regulator in September 2017 and are intended to assist trustees to run a charity effectively and comply with legal duties. Click here for details of Dublin Simon’s commitment to these guidelines.