‘Companies Act 2014’ Compliance

Companies Act 2014

In accordance with the Companies Act 2014, we have adopted the required changes in our constitution, incorporated status and subsequently, our company name. H.O.P.E., Hands On Peer Education is no longer ‘Limited By Guarantee’ and is now a ‘Dedicated Activity Company’.

The Companies Act 2014 was signed into law in December 2014 and was expected to commence on Monday, 1 June 2015. Until then, companies remained subject to the existing Companies Acts 1963 to 2013. The 2014 Act consolidates, with reforms, the 18 Acts and 15 statutory instruments from the past 50 years into one single piece of legislation.

With many, many thanks to A&L Goodbody, we have successfully made the transition and adopted the prescribed changes as required by the Companies Act, 2014.

With Thanks:

We would like to take this time to say thank you to A&L Goodbody for taking the time to support us with the legal requirements of complying with the Companies Act 2014.

The required changes demanded the arrangement of a massive volume of legal documentation – which is a huge workload for a small project. Thanks to the kind and gracious efforts of our neighbour, A&L Goodbody, we have successfully effected the changes required by the Companies Act 2014.

Specifically, we would like to say thank you to Sinéad Rooney & Mark Cusack of A&L Goodbody. For taking the time to arrange for, follow up on, prepare for and deliver the required legal documentation to facilitate this change in our organisation.

As such, we have been able to continue to focus on supporting the community and will continue focus on supporting the community break free from addiction.

About:

H.O.P.E.

Hands on Peer Education, is a front-line service in the north inner city, where those suffering with addiction and their families can get access to much needed support and treatment options. H.O.P.E. facilitates and advocates for recovery through abstinence. We also offer a wide range of advocacy services. H.O.P.E.’s free and confidential drop-in clinic is open from 10am ‘til 1pm, Monday to Friday.

A&L Goodbody

“A&L Goodbody has a reputation for providing legal advice of the highest quality available in Ireland, and internationally.

Our primary office is in Dublin. Together with our office in Belfast, we advise clients on an “all Ireland” basis. We advise on the most challenging and complex assignments, for national and multinational corporations, financial institutions and Government.

Our approach combines excellence of legal advice with commercial thinking. We consistently invest in and develop our business for the benefit of our clients.

We regard our people as our greatest asset and the embodiment of the Firm’s culture & values.

Founded in 1901 by Alfred and Lewis Goodbody, we are proud of our history and continue to maintain the values, principles and passion that have been the hallmarks of our Firm for more than 100 years.

Our ambition is to be consistently recognised by each of our clients as their best advisors. This is supported by the collaborative approach to our work, which we believe sets us apart.”

Now that you’re here…

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Many thanks, from the team in H.O.P.E.

 

Our 2015 Corporate Sponsor

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We were lucky to be chosen by AON last year as their community charity. They were amazing to work with, and we had so much fun. We are very grateful to community building events, as well as the funds raised for HOPE. This report is from the staff in AON:

“We kicked off our first fundraising event of 2015 on Friday 13 March, with St Patricks day looming we decided to wear green and host an Irish coffee afternoon.
Our next event was partnered with our Global Service Day on 12-13 June. Aon’s passion is to make a difference in the communities where we do business. So on Global Service day our colleagues from across the globe unite to volunteer their time and efforts to support local charities. On the particular day we volunteered hours painting and cleaning the residents’ community facility area in the Killarney Court Complex on Sean McDermott Street, as well as cleaning, gardening, decorating and much more in the local Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Our fundraising activities included Breakfast Sandwiches and Bake sale, followed by our “Spin for HOPE” where Volunteers from each Aon Ireland Business unit had to cycle for 7 hours straight, totting up a distance as they cycle. The total distance was 658km. As you can see from the photos the competition was fierce!! A lot of pride was at stake. Our Rugby World Cup Event was held on Friday 18 September. We had a Jersey Day and held a raffle for some Rugby Goodies including Tickets for one of the 6 Nations Games.
Our final event was held on the 18th December, and got everyone into the Festive Spirit”.