Habitat for Humanity Ireland

What Habitat for Humanity Ireland does

Habitat for Humanity Ireland is a registered charity operating across the island of Ireland as the Irish affiliate of the global Habitat for Humanity network. The organisation addresses housing poverty - framed around the statistic that one in four people globally live in poor housing - by building and improving homes for vulnerable families. It is headquartered at offices in Lisburn (Northern Ireland) and Drogheda (Republic of Ireland), and operates as a Christian-rooted housing organisation that explicitly welcomes people of all faiths and none.

Its portfolio consists of programmes rather than technology products: Habitat ReStore, a wholly-owned social-enterprise subsidiary that sells donated new and used building and home-improvement materials at low cost while diverting material from landfill; the House to Home programme supporting vulnerable local people; Volunteer Globally (placements for 16+ participants in builds across 60+ countries); Volunteer Locally; Schools & Youth engagement; Church Partnerships; Corporate Partnerships; and community Fundraising (table quizzes, spinathons, bake-offs, coffee mornings). The organisation does not disclose a proprietary technology platform, software product, API, or AI/ML capability.

The business model is donation- and fundraising-led, supplemented by retail revenue from ReStore. Donor and volunteer acquisition runs through community-led, event-driven, and direct-to-consumer channels including a website, email newsletter, social media (Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube), and earned media. Recent activity includes the opening of a new ReStore in Glasnevin and an employment-pathway partnership with Ballymena-based Dougies Goodies. No revenue, headcount trend, or financial figures are publicly disclosed; the staff count is reported in the 11-50 range.

Name

Habitat for Humanity Ireland

Legal name

Habitat for Humanity Ireland

Website

https://habitatireland.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Habitat for Humanity Ireland is a registered charity that builds and improves housing for vulnerable families in Ireland, operating the ReStore social enterprise, the House to Home programme, and global and local volunteering for individuals, corporate partners, schools, and churches.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit affordable housing and social enterprise services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Affordable Housing Development & Construction (IMAFABAI), Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

Keywords

• Affordable housing charity
• Home building nonprofit
• Social enterprise retail
• Volunteer building programmes
• Community housing development

Headquarters

HQ city

Drogheda

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organisation receives charitable donations from individuals to support its housing programmes and operations in Ireland and globally across 60+ countries.
2. Habitat ReStore Sales: Social enterprise retail operation selling donated new and used building and home improvement materials. Revenue generated from selling these materials to families and individuals at low cost, with surplus supporting Habitat's charitable mission. Also diverts materials from landfill.
3. Fundraising: Community fundraising activities including table quizzes, spinathons, bake-offs, coffee mornings, and other events. Downloadable fundraising packs enable community members to raise money for the organisation.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Habitat for Humanity Ireland is a registered non-profit charity that builds and improves affordable housing for vulnerable families in Ireland and supports the global Habitat for Humanity network across 60+ countries. It runs the Habitat ReStore social enterprise retailing donated new and used building and home improvement materials at low cost, the House to Home programme supporting vulnerable local households, and a portfolio of volunteer, fundraising, school, faith and corporate partnership programmes.

Product overview

Habitat for Humanity Ireland is a Christian housing organisation operating as a non-profit charity, not a technology company with traditional product offerings. Its portfolio consists primarily of charitable and social enterprise programmes: Habitat ReStore serves as a retail social enterprise selling donated building materials; the House to Home programme provides local support to vulnerable households; and various volunteer, fundraising, and partnership programmes enable public participation in its mission to build decent housing in over 60 countries. The organisation does not offer a unified software platform but rather a collection of interconnected programmes and volunteer opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Habitat ReStore: Social enterprise operated by Habitat for Humanity Ireland that sells donated new and used building and home improvement materials at low cost, serving families who need help improving their homes while diverting materials from landfill
• House to Home Programme

Products and services

• Habitat ReStore

Quantifiable outcome

• Families are healthier, children do better in school, and parents have a chance to earn a stable income

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dougies GoodiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHabitat Ireland's social enterprise (Habitat ReStore) and the Ballymena-based business Dougies Goodies are partnering to offer more local people a pathway into employment. This partnership combines ReStore retail operations with employment opportunities through the local business.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Clúid Housing: One of Ireland's largest approved housing bodies providing social housing and tenancy-support services. Comparable in housing-delivery model, beneficiary base, and Irish government-funding relationships.
• Focus Ireland: Ireland's leading national charity tackling homelessness and supporting people at risk of housing loss. Directly comparable in mission and beneficiary base (vulnerable families in poor housing) and competes for the same donor and corporate-partner funding pools.
• Respond! Housing Association: Irish approved housing body providing social and affordable housing, homelessness services, and family supports. Comparable as a direct housing-delivery charity/association operating in the same Irish regulatory and funding environment.
• Depaul Ireland: Irish charity working with people who are homeless or at risk of housing exclusion across the island of Ireland. Comparable as a frontline housing/homelessness charity competing for donations, volunteers, and grant funding.
• Peter McVerry Trust: Irish charity providing housing, homelessness, and drug-treatment services across the country. Comparable in its frontline housing-delivery model and donor-base competition within the Irish nonprofit sector.
• The Iveagh Trust: Historic Irish charitable housing organisation providing affordable housing to low-income families in Dublin. Comparable as a long-established Irish affordable-housing charity with a similar beneficiary population.
• Simon Communities of Ireland: Irish national housing and homelessness charity providing supported housing and frontline services. Directly comparable in target population and service model, and a competitor for housing-focused donations and government grants in Ireland.
• Threshold: National housing charity in Ireland focused on housing rights, homelessness prevention, and tenancy support. Comparable as an Irish charity operating in the same donor and policy ecosystem, addressing similar vulnerable-family housing outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: The global parent/affiliated network of Habitat for Humanity Ireland, operating in over 60 countries. Comparable as the originating brand and operational model that Habitat Ireland replicates locally; broader in geographic and programme scope.
• Shelter (UK): UK-based national housing and homelessness charity providing advice, support, and campaigning. Comparable in mission and brand-driven fundraising model; operates primarily in a different jurisdiction but serves as a benchmark for housing-charity scale and advocacy impact.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HabitatIreland
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/habitatforhumanityireland
• Facebookfacebook.com/HabitatIE
• Instagraminstagram.com/habitatforhumanityireland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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