SumGood is a new Irish social enterprise operating as a company limited by guarantee, meaning there is no share capital divided between our two directors, both of whom founded a registered Irish charity in 2009 – The SCOOP Foundation.

SumGood was incorporated in June 2023 and we intend to adopt the innovative Steward Ownership model (most notably implemented recently by Patagonia’s billionaire founders) which basically means we invest profits back into our mission which focuses on having a positive social impact, instead of the pulling out dividends.

Social enterprises, we believe, are the future legal framework for smaller, more nimble organisations looking to have a direct impact on disadvantaged people living, and struggling, in Irish society today, and of course in Developing Countries abroad. Having 14+ years experience running a registered charity in Ireland, SumGood founders Andy & George realised how much time, effort, money and resources are lost to compliance and ticking legal boxes. We would rather raise funds and develop programmes with the freedom needed to do so, and pay corporation tax on our profits, while putting long term social impact over short term profits.

We aim to operate EXACTLY like a registered charity and will audit our accounts and file with the Charity Regulator, the Companies Registration Office, the Revenue Commissioner etc as well as having these audited accounts made public; but we wish to remain flexible enough to think outside the box and want to move away from shaking buckets or knocking on your front door, as well as having the freedom to develop innovative programme that aren’t fully reliant on grants.

We are creating an Advisory Panel of legal, accounting, entrepreneurial and creative leaders in order to guide and drive SumGood forward and to ensure we are meeting all of our legal, and moral, requirements.

Get involved today! Change starts here…