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Governance & Trust

Who decides, who checks, and what is published

DGS is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Ireland. The board meets quarterly, minutes are summarised publicly, and the annual accounts are independently examined.

CRO number

000000

Charity status

Application in progress

Financial year end

31 December

The board

Sven Lindqvist

Chair · Governance & Compliance

Term to 2027

Niloufar Azad

Head of Operations & Strategy

Executive

Vacant

Treasurer (recruiting)

Open

Where the money goes

Allocation of all income for the year to date, before the annual examination.

Programme delivery72%
Hub running costs16%
Governance & compliance7%
Fundraising5%

Policies & documents

Constitution & articles

Registered with the CRO. Objects, membership classes and dissolution clause.

PDF · 240 KB

Safeguarding policy

Vetting, reporting lines and the designated liaison person.

PDF · 180 KB

Conflict of interest register

Declared interests for every board member and senior volunteer.

PDF · 96 KB

Data protection policy

GDPR lawful bases, retention schedule and subject-access procedure.

PDF · 210 KB

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