Annual reports
Our award-winning annual reports detail our objectives, activities and achievements.
Read our 2020 annual report
Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2020 can be found in our new annual report.
Read the report
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How money is spent
Accountability and transparency are central to our values as an organisation. In fact, they are part of our core values. We’re committed to using your donations to transform the lives of some of the poorest people in the world.
In 2019, we reached approximately 28.6 million people in 24 of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries. We spent over €183 million on our overseas programmes.
Relief and Development
Relief and Development
Fundraising
Fundraising
Development education and advocacy
Development education and advocacy
Governance
Governance
Highest accountability standards
In our work, we're dedicated to following the best charity codes and policies, from how we deal with emergencies to how we fundraise. We believe that charities have to be accountable, transparent and effective.
Triple lock membership
Governance, reporting and fundraising practices combine to provide a triple lock designed to guarantee any charity's integrity to the public. We have been awarded 'Triple Lock' membership from the Charities Institute Ireland, which demonstrates our commitment to best practice in all aspects of good governance, transparency and fundraising.
Charities SORP
Prize winning published accounts
Core Humanitarian Standard
Humanitarian Accountability Partnership
"We take our obligations around transparency seriously. We only exist, and our work is only possible, because of the support shown to us by people, businesses, communities and governments. That trust was hard won and easily lost. Top class transparency is part of what helps us maintain that support."
Do you have a question about our transparency arrangements?
Our strategic plan
Our strategic plan runs from 2016 to 2020 and commits the organisation to progress under six key goals. They are:
- Greater impact on long-term poverty
- Larger, faster and better humanitarian response
- More influence, greater visibility and increased public engagement
- Growing a new generation of 'Concern people'
- Building a global Concern to meet multiple challenges
- Securing the financial resources to implement the plan.
Overall, we believe that we are making satisfactory progress on our strategic plan and that delivery on most objectives is broadly on track. The targets are ambitious and continue to stretch the organisation.
An overview of our strategic plan can be viewed and downloaded below.
CEO's salary
In 2019, the Group’s CEO, Dominic MacSorley, was paid a salary of €109,773 and received a 9% contribution to a defined contribution pension scheme. He received no additional benefits in the current or prior year.
The salary is decided by the Board of Concern based on the skills and responsibility required for the role. A full breakdown of our financial spending can be read on our annual report section.
Maintaining our high standards in accountability and transparency is very important to us. Our annual reports for years gone by are all available online.
Public trust and confidence is so important to us. That’s why we work hard to ensure we are transparent in our governance and management.
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Our impact in 2020
17.9 M
people reached through our emergency response
9.2 M
people reached through our health interventions
4.3 M
people reached through our livelihoods programmes
