Accounting and reporting

How should charities use their external reporting to focus more on sustainability factors – including environmental and social reporting? The webinar will last for

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Join us for an online update session where we will deliver a comprehensive summary of key updates and changes in the law that will

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Top tips and practical advice for your finance team (and also trustees) – to help your charity prepare for your audit The following sessions

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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

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

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When the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) received negative press attention for spending funds outside of the UK at the same time as cutting

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Where next? Finance teams are busy enough dealing with everyday financial challenges so it can be a difficult for them to keep on top

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This guide aims to make reading a set of charity accounts simple for those new to the charity sector. Most of the basic accounting

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This guide provides a step-by-step process for handling a merger or a takeover, explaining the options for different structures. It considers the legal and

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This guide is designed for people who may be new to the charity sector or otherwise need to understand charity accounts. Charities have to

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What level of reserves should a charity have? This guide sets out a method for analysing your charity’s financial position and developing a robust

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This guide explains when somebody or an organisation is considered connected or related, what types of transactions might be related party transactions and which

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For anyone who thinks their reserves could be working harder. Many charities adopt a conservative attitude when it comes to reserves. Rather than viewing

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The Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (“GASDS”) allows a charity or a Community Amateur Sports Club to claim a Gift Aid-like top up payment

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A basic principle underlying Gift Aid is that the gift should be freely given with nothing substantial expected or provided in return. The donor,

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Once a charity has registered with HMRC, there are three ways to claim Gift Aid: Spreadsheet claim, using the Charities Online service via the

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Gift Aid may only be claimed on donations by UK taxpayers who have paid at least the Gift Aid amount in tax (income and

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