The next edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) is expected to be implemented from 1 January 2025. Work is currently underway,

Olivia Carling, who is part of our audit team answers the question ‘Why I enjoy working with charities’: Variety Working with charities is a

Does your organisation make purchases of services from overseas? This is a common question we ask and it is easy to assume that the

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 couple of years have been extremely challenging for the charity sector with the COVID-19 pandemic. The sector has shown incredible resilience, but

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