Annual Report - Winter 2021

The Governance Handbook sets out the guiding principles for the overall governance of the organisation, setting clear distinctions between the functions of the Board, the CEO and the staff team to whom day-to-day management is delegated. [...] The key risks identified are the impact of the pandemic on operation in Ireland, and in programme countries; security and access in programme countries, the onset of humanitarian disasters affecting the ability of the programme to meet its goals, and the ability to recruit and retain key skilled staff in Ireland in the context of full employment. [...] Under company law the Directors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities and financial position of the company for the financial year end date and of the income and expenditure of the company for that financial year and otherwise comply with the Companies Act 2014. [...] ANNUAL REPORT 2020 35 Independent Auditor’s Report to the members of ActionAid Ireland Report on the audit of the financial statements Opinion We have audited the financial statements of ActionAid Ireland for the year ended 31 December 2020, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a su. [...] Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2014 Based solely on the work undertaken in the course of the audit, we report that: • in our opinion, the information given in the Directors' Report is consistent with the financial statements; and • in our opinion, the Directors' Report has been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2014.