All registered charities in Ireland, i.e. non-profits with a Registered Charity Number issued by the Charities Regulator, must comply with the principles set out in the Charities Governance Code.

The purpose of the Code is to set out the minimum standards required to effectively manage and control a charity. The Code comprises of six principles and a set of related standards associated with each principle.

With a clear understanding of the standards that apply to the charity, its trustees (and staff and volunteers) can better identify the systems, processes and procedures necessary to help the charity fulfil its purpose in a transparent, effective and publicly beneficial way.

A copy of the Charities Governance Code is available for you to download at the end of this page. However, before doing so, you may wish to view our interactive resource which provides an overview of the principles and standards in the Code. To access the resource, please click on the orange ‘Launch’ button and follow the instructions on screen.

Now that you have reviewed the resource, you may wish to download a copy of the Charities Governance Code itself. To do so, please click on the link below to open and save the document in the normal way.

Click to Open: Charities Governance Code

In the next lesson we will review charity compliance requirements. Please click the Mark Complete button to proceed.