Governance


Solas After School Project is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in 2007. The company was set up under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed by a Constitution and managed by a Board of Directors.

Companies Registration Office No. 432917
CHY (Revenue) No. 17385
Registered Charity No. 20064570

Governance continues to be at the forefront of the board’s responsibilities, and I am very grateful for all the time and effort the sub-committee, in tandem with senior management, have spent in developing a structure which is committed to accountability, transparency and delivering best practice in all our activities.

- William FitzGerald, Chairperson, December 2022.

All income, donations and bequests are applied solely towards the promotion of the charitable objectives of Solas Project.

At Solas Project, we are committed to providing transparency through all our practices. We are currently on the journey toward compliance and implementation of Charities Governance Code, as required by the Charities Regulator.

Good governance involves putting in place systems and processes to ensure that Solas Project achieves its charitable objectives with integrity and is managed in an effective, efficient, accountable and transparent way.

Source: The Charities Regulator

As charity trustees the board are responsible for governance within the charity and ensure that the six principles of the Charities Governance Code are being applied. Solas Project has suite of guidance documents and policies in this regard.

Solas Project strives to apply the Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) in Annual Audited Accounts.

At Solas Project, we are committed to providing the highest level of Child Protection. All staff and volunteers must adhere to our guidelines. Our Child Protection Policy, Risk Assessment and Safeguarding Statements are regularly reviewed. If you would like to see any of this, please email info@solasproject.ie.

If you wish to comment or make a complaint about any aspect of our work, please do not hesitate to contact us by phone, email, post or in person and we will endeavour to address your concerns as quickly and completely as possible. For a copy of our complaints policy, please email info@solasproject.ie.

In adherence to national GDPR standards, please see our Data Protection Policy and Privacy Statement below.

If you have any questions regarding our governance, please contact:

Solas Project
Unit 1, Liberty View
Long’s Place, Dublin 8
D08 WY84
086 138 2798
info@solasproject.ie

Or write to the chairman of the Solas Project Board of Directors c/o the above address.