Annual reports
Our award-winning annual reports detail our objectives, activities and achievements.
Read our 2023 annual report
Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2023 can be found in our new annual report.
Read the report
Knowledge Hub
Evidence-based learning, evaluations, research, guidance, manuals, tools and programme updates.
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 2023, we reached approximately 30 million people in 26 of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries. We spent over €242.3m over the course of the year.
Where your money goes
89.9%
of your donation goes to Relief and Development
This is spent directly towards our goal of ending extreme poverty.
7.4%
Fundraising
This is money spent to raise funds for Concern's work and highlight the needs of the communities we work with.
2.3%
Global Citizenship and Advocacy
We invest money in influencing policies and deepening awareness on issues around global poverty with the public.
0.4%
Governance
Funds spent to ensure Concern Worldwide is managed efficiently and adheres to the highest standards.
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 2021 to 2025 and commits the organisation to progress under four key goals. They are:
- Reaching the furthest behind first
- Driving urgent action on hunger, conflict and the climate crisis
- Galvanising global support across every generation to end extreme poverty
- Being a diverse, inclusive and people-focused organisation
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 below.
CEO's salary
In 2023, the Group’s CEO David Regan was paid a salary of €119,411 and received a 7.5% contribution to a defined contribution pension scheme.
The CEO 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.
Gender Pay Gap Report
This is Concern’s third year to produce the Gender Pay Gap report regarding Concern employees employed on Irish contracts, and we believe that this report continues to support our workplace values of dignity, diversity, participation and inclusion, and reflects our focus on and commitment to advance equality, diversity and inclusion, specifically gender equality.
We have seen some slight fluctuation in our mean and median gender pay gap this year largely due to an increase in male employees and a decrease in the female employees at the upper middle quartile. We have also seen a decrease in representation between our female and male employees with a gender profile of 47% / 53% respectively, showing a 3% decrease in the percentage of female employees since 2023.
Gender representation continues to be a focus area for Concern, and we remain committed to it and to equality, diversity and inclusion more broadly. This report highlights our ongoing focus on and actions towards these goals as well as providing an overview of our results for this year.
Read the Gender Pay Gap Report below.
Our impact in 2023
15.5 M
people reached through our emergency response
9 M
people reached through our health interventions
2.3 M
people reached through our livelihoods programmes
Other ways your company can get involved
Partnering with us
When you partner with us the results are transformational - for your business and the beneficiaries we work with.
Staff fundraising
From bake sales to coffee mornings and beyond – staff fundraising is a great way to foster team spirit while raising money for our life-saving work.
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Payroll giving
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