DCU Commercial Group / Campus Companies
Welcome to the DCU Commercial Group/Campus Companies section of the University's Website.
The University owns (both directly & indirectly) a number of commercial companies that provide services to its students, staff and members of the public and which also contribute financially to the University. These companies are collectively known as the 'DCU Commercial Group', or alternatively, as the 'Campus Companies'.
This section provides information on the University's campus companies and for further information please click on the relevant sections below.
The majority of the University's campus companies are directly owned and managed by DCU Educational Support Services DAC (DCU ESS DAC), which in turn is owned and managed by the University. The only exception to this is Dunroamin Properties DAC which is owned directly by the University.
Details of the campus companies principal activities and charitable status are provided below.
Please note that DCU ESS DAC has a separate Board of Management and committee structure to that of the University. The University's overall governance comes under the remit of the DCU Governing Authority.
The majority, but not all, of the University's campus companies are actively trading.
The University has charitable status and its CRA registration number is 20013653.
Companies owned indirectly by the University through DCU ESS DAC
| Company Name | Principal Activity | Charitable Status | Website Link |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Trispace DAC Note: this company is split into two divisions (a) & (b) as indicated in the adjoining panel under Principal Activity |
a) Catering Services | No | Link |
| b) Sports Facilities | No | Link | |
| Campus Residences DAC | Student Residences | Yes | Link |
| Campus Property DAC | Retail & Property Rental | Yes | N/a |
| DCULS DAC | Language Training & Translation Services | No | Link |
| UAC Management DAC | Arts Centre (The Helix) | No | Link |
| DCU Invent DAC | Commercialisation & Technology Transfer | No | Link |
| Dublin Software Park DAC | Property Development & Rental | No | N/a |
| Dublin Business School Fund DAC | Non-Trading | Yes | N/a |
| The DCU Ryan Academy DAC | Non-Trading | No | N/a |
| DCU Executive Education DAC | Non-Trading | No | N/a |
| DCU Healthy Living Centre DAC | Non-Trading | No | N/a |
Companies owned directly by the University
| Company Name | Principal Activity | Charitable Status | Website Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCU Educational Support Services DAC (DCU ESS DAC) | Holding Company | Yes | N/a |
| Dunroamin Properties DAC | Non-Trading | No | N/a |
Last Updated - March 14th 2024.
Details of the Board Members for DCU Educational Support Services DAC, the holding company for the DCU Commercial Group of companies, are set out below.
Membership of the Board
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ms. Marian Corcoran | Board Chair - Non-Executive Director of Permanent TSB (External) |
| Ms. Geraldine Heavey | Executive Director of Enterprise Services - ESB (External) |
| Mr. Paddy White | Chief Executive Officer - Realtime Technologies Ltd (External) |
| Ms. Mairead Dunne | Senior Investment / Commercial Advisor - Enterprise Ireland (External) |
| Prof. Daire Keogh | President of DCU (Internal) |
| Dr. Claire Gubbins | Professor of Organisational Behaviour & HRM - DCU (Internal) |
| Dr. Declan Raftery | Chief Operations Officer - DCU (Internal) |
| Mr. John Kilcoyne | Director of Finance - DCU (Internal) |
Code of Conduct for Board Members
The Boards Members Code of Conduct were approved on April 14th 2016.
Last Updated - October 18th 2023
Details of the DCU Educational Support Services DAC (DESS) Audit Committee are provided below.
The DESS Committee is separate to, but complements, the University's Audit Committee.
Committee Membership
Details of the membership and terms of reference for the DESS Audit Committee are provided below.
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ms Geraldine Heavey | Committee Chair - Executive Director of Enterprise Services - ESB (External) |
| Mr Paddy White | CEO - Realtime Technologies Ltd (External) |
| Ms Mairead Dunne | Senior Investment / Commercial Advisor - Enterprise Ireland (External) |
| Ms. Marian Corcoran | Non-Executive Director - Permanent TSB (External) |
Terms of Reference
The Committee's most recent Terms of Reference were approved by the Board of DCU Educational Support Services DAC on October 16th 2023.
Last Updated - November 23rd 2023
The Irish Charities Regulator has produced a number of guidelines to encourage and facilitate the better administration and management of charitable organisations. Links to some of the guides are provided below.
Within the DCU Community there are a number of Campus Companies (part of the DCU Commercial Group) with charitable status and the guidelines below are of particular relevance to the governance of those companies.
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