Given the challenging economic environment, it is good practice for charities to regularly question the status quo and discuss alternative structures. One option increasingly

The last few years have been extremely challenging for many charities with the pandemic followed by the cost of living crisis. Throughout, charities have

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a very generous funder; however, when UK charities are applying for USAID funding, there are

All the talk at the moment in corporate reporting is around ESG reporting – Environmental, Social and Governance. There is a plethora of initiatives

During Mental Health Awareness Week (9-15 May)1 I wanted to highlight positive actions charity finance managers can take to get on top of their

An effective charity is a well governed charity. In this blog we look at some of the challenges around good financial governance, the ingredients

The People with Significant Control register became a requirement for most unlisted UK companies (including charitable companies) from 6 April 2016. As the name

It is that time of the year again where a lot of charities with a March year end (which seem to be very popular

Charity trustees play an essential role, ensuring their charity has a clear strategy, it is well governed, and its work and goals are in

Vanessa Clark (CIAN) and Jonathan Orchard (Sayer Vincent) 2020 has brought the importance of strong systems of risk and control into focus. Assurance has

As the school bell went for the start of the academic year, memories of new pencil cases and their colourful content might have come

Since mid-March office workers have been required to work from home where possible and any feasible audit work has been carried out remotely… For

The current economic environment may not only be taking a toll on your charity’s finances but also on your mental health as you attempt

This is the first of three blogs sharing ideas on the immediate and medium-term financial issues of solvency, sustainability, and collaboration. “Revenue is vanity,

By the time you are reading my article, events in the external social and economic environment will have moved on considerably. The current pace

I write this on 31 March, which for most charities, is the financial year end. As you prepare to close one financial period and

Thank you to the government for the financial assistance announced so far, and for the hard work of all infrastructure bodies and MPs and

As you can imagine we are having many conversations about the potential implications of Coronavirus on charities. It’s stating the obvious, but the full