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Annual Report 2023 01
Providing Homes Building Communities
WHO WE ARE
Founded by Edward Cecil Guinness in 1890, The Iveagh Trust is the oldest housing charity in Ireland.
We are a registered housing charity and a statutory trust, established under the Iveagh Trust Acts, 1899-1961. The Trust is an Approved Housing Body and operates on a not-for-profit basis.
Today, the Trust provides 1,700 homes around Dublin, offering a range of housing options including general needs housing for families, supported housing for older people and accommodation for men experiencing homelessness at the Iveagh Hostel.
HOW WE ARE MANAGED
The Trust has been governed by a Board of Trustees since 1890.
The Trustee Board is made up of volunteers, including a number of members of the Guinness family, bringing their skills and experience from a range of sectors. Trustees give freely of their time at no cost to the Trust.
A team of over 70 staff led by the Chief Executive and the Senior Management Team oversee the day-to-day management of the Iveagh Trust, reporting regularly to the Board of Trustees.
WHAT WE DO
The core mission of the Iveagh Trust is the provision and management of quality housing and everything we do is directed towards furthering this aim.
Our mission as set down in our founding deed is:
“The amelioration of the conditions of the working population of Dublin and their modes and manner of living, by the provision of improved dwellings.”
Our aim is to provide homes for as long as our residents need them and to put in place supports and services that will help our communities to thrive.
We understand that housing is more than providing a roof over your head and we want to ensure that we provide homes as part of successful, sustainable communities.
A team of dedicated estate managers and caretakers are on hand to help make our estates great places to live. Many staff also live on
our estates and we provide an on-site estate management service, seven days, year-round.