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Charities Regulator

The Charities Regulatory Authority, which operates as the Charities Regulator, oversees charities in Ireland. It is charged with strengthening public confidence in charitable trusts, pressing trustees to meet their duties, maintaining the register of charitable organisations, checking compliance, and investigating where the Act allows.

The Authority was established on 16 October 2014. Section 13 of the Charities Act 2009 created it on the establishment day and allowed it to describe itself as the Charities Regulator, and the Charities Act 2009 (Establishment Day) Order 2014 (S.I. No. 456 of 2014) appointed that day.

177 spending records on file.

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3.7/5

74% transparent

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Descriptions 1.0/1

Uniqueness 0.7/1

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Payment date^*	Supplier	Description	Kind	Publication	Amount
12 Sep 2019	Department of Justice & Equality	Computer Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q3 2019	€35,400
12 Sep 2019	Department of Justice & Equality	Computer Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q3 2019	€44,311
05 Sep 2019	Irish Life Assurance PLC	Premises Costs - Waste Disposal and Recycling	Purchase Order	Q3 2019	€81,827
10 Jul 2020	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	Computer Software - Under Capitalisation Threshold	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€27,861
24 Aug 2020	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LT	Computer Software - Under Capitalisation Threshold	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€45,510
11 Sep 2020	IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC	Premises Costs - Waste Disposal and Recycling	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€80,496
31 Mar 2020	SPARK FOUNDRY	Advertising	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€29,282
31 Aug 2020	MAZARS	Consultancy Projects	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€22,140
28 Jul 2020	CARMICHAEL CENTRE	Consultancy Projects	Purchase Order	Q3 2020	€37,670
23 Jul 2021	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	Computer Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€35,400
20 Aug 2021	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LT	Computer Software - Under Capitalisation Threshold	Purchase Order	Q3 2021	€45,510
18 Jul 2022	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.	Q2 2022 IT Maintenance Charge	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€35,400
08 Aug 2022	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LT	Q3 2022 Digital Platform Licence Fee	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€47,355
19 Sep 2022	IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC	Q4 2022 Rent	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€81,827
15 Aug 2022	MAZARS	Statutory Investigations	Purchase Order	Q3 2022	€31,365
25 Sep 2023	IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC.	Office Rent Q4 2023	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€85,946
14 Aug 2023	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LT	Licence Fee and Support Q3 2023	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€47,355
24 Jul 2023	MCCANN FITZGERALD SOLICITORS	Judical Review	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€33,115
30 Sep 2023	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.	ICT Charges Q2 2023	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€35,250
24 Jul 2023	GRANT THORNTON CORPORATE FINANCE LTD	ICT Project Management Costs (Feb & Mar 2023)	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€34,440
08 Aug 2023	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LT	System Upgrades and Change Requests	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€28,664
14 Aug 2023	GRANT THORNTON CORPORATE FINANCE LTD	ICT Project Management Costs (Apr & May 2023)	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€25,830
08 Aug 2023	GRANT THORNTON CORPORATE FINANCE LTD	ICT Project Management Costs (Jun & Jul 2023)	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€24,600
08 Aug 2023	AMARACH RESEARCH	Charities Survey	Purchase Order	Q3 2023	€21,033
01 Jul 2024	DELOITTE IRELAND LLP	Statutory investigation	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€120,588
01 Jul 2024	IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC.	Office Rent 01/07/24 to 30/09/24	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€85,946
23 Sep 2024	IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC.	Office Rent 01/10/24 to 31/12/24	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€85,946
23 Sep 2024	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LT	ICT Quarterly support 01/08/24 to 31/10/24	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€47,355
19 Aug 2024	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.	DOJ Q2 2024 ICT Charges	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€34,500
19 Aug 2024	DELOITTE IRELAND LLP	Statutory investigation	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€23,319
19 Aug 2024	SAVILLS COMMERCIAL IRELAND	Office Service Charge 01/10/2024 to 31/12/2024	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€20,967
01 Jul 2024	SAVILLS COMMERCIAL IRELAND	Office Service Charge 01/07/2024 to 30/09/2024	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€20,967
06 Aug 2024	DELOITTE IRELAND LLP	Statutory investigation	Purchase Order	Q3 2024	€20,693
30 Sep 2025	Irish Life Assurance Plc.	Office Rent Q32025	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€85,946
30 Sep 2025	Department of Justice.	ICT Charge Q1 2025	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€31,500
30 Sep 2025	Deloitte Ireland LLP	Statutory Investigation	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€28,492
30 Sep 2025	Deloitte Ireland LLP	Statutory Investigation	Purchase Order	Q3 2025	€27,092
23 Oct 2019	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	Recoupment of funds from the Charities Regulator to Dept of Justice IT-IT Hardware-non-asset Office Machinery	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€21,240
31 Oct 2019	SPARK FOUNDRY	POCR/2019/248 Station for Charity Trustees Week	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€77,619
22 Nov 2019	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	RECOUP FUNDS FROM CHARITIES REGUL. TO DEPT JUSTICE IT	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€35,400
11 Oct 2019	INDECON ECONOMIC CONSULTANTS	POCR/2019/084 Charity Passport	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€107,748
05 Dec 2019	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS (PWC)	POCR/2019/306 WORK ON GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€36,900
30 Nov 2019	SPARK FOUNDRY	POCR/2019/302 BOGUS CLOTHES COLLECTION- RADIO STATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€56,426
25 Nov 2019	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	Recoupment of funds from Charity Regulator to Dept Justice IT -POCR/2019/275-Dell Ultrasharp Monitor	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€23,063
17 Oct 2019	FIELDFISHER IRELAND	POCR/2018/106 GALWAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€25,836
10 Dec 2019	IRISH LIFE ASSURANCE PLC	Rent in Advance 01 Jan 2020 to Mar 2020	Purchase Order	Q4 2019	€81,827
06 Oct 2020	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	Computer Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€21,239
30 Nov 2020	ENTERPRISE REGISTRY SOLUTIONS LTD	Computer Software - Under Capitalisation Threshold	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€21,562
11 Nov 2020	DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & EQUALITY	Computer Maintenance	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€35,400
03 Dec 2020	BOARD MEMBER FEES	Board Member Fees	Purchase Order	Q4 2020	€44,460

^* Payment date may be the end of the reporting quarter when the entity does not publish an exact date.

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