Charities reserves and strategic planning
Read our Charities team discussion of key considerations for charities in order to manage their reserve funds effectively and ensure financial sustainability.
We understand the challenges that are facing not for profit organisations, and we’ve developed a dedicated and award-winning team to help you achieve your goals.
Our dedicated Charity and Not For Profit team have in-depth expertise and experience and are renowned for their expertise in the sector.
The charity and NFP sector is of key importance to our firm, and we currently provide compliance services to over 400 organisations in this sector. We offer you a balanced, knowledgeable and professional view to provide appropriate and effective advice.
Whatever your circumstances, we will support you in achieving your goals and help you overcome challenges – all whilst minimising risk and ensuring compliance.
Many members of our Charities and Not For Profit team are charity trustees themselves, enabling us to provide you with truly effective and relevant experience.
Over the past few years, the charity and not-for-profit sectors have battled strong economic headwinds. Covid 19 has impacted the charity sector immensely, from decreased fundraising income arising from cancelled events and activities, to rapid digital acceleration for events and charitable service delivery methods, shift in working patterns and hybrid working, to cybercrime attacks, and some closing their offices permanently.
The seismic shift to digital activity has caused increased cyber activity and increased inflation, social care levy and utility costs, all bringing new risks and challenges for the sector.
Resilience and sustainability have always been a key focus; and the current economic climate has increased demands on charity services whilst income generation and diversification remains a key risk on many charity risk registers.
Opportunities do present themselves with regard to technological changes, allowing charities and not for profits to adapt and become more resilient to challenges. It’s also important that organisations continue to embrace digital fundraising methods.
At Price Bailey, we have supported charities and not for profits throughout their journeys – no matter the challenges and opportunities they are up against.
We are proud to have been voted by you in the Top 3 for both our Charity Service and Charity Expertise in the Charity Audit Survey 2021 and 2020, and 1st for our Charity Expertise in 2019.
Our Charity team is headed by Helena Wilkinson, and consists of 5 key partners and 14 managers, including specialist VAT and tax consultants.
Helena has written the CCH Preparing Charity Accounts book, republished each year, which covers practical guidance on the implementation of the new SORPs. The latest edition, published in Summer 2021, has even more practical tips and examples on trustee reporting.
We are therefore perfectly positioned to assist you in interpreting these requirements and applying them in your accounts.
As a charity or not-for-profit organisation, we know that sometimes your day-to-day tasks can take over.
To help keep you in the know about industry changes and advances, we host a number of free and insightful events throughout the year to support you.
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Read our Charities team discussion of key considerations for charities in order to manage their reserve funds effectively and ensure financial sustainability.
The publication of the revised FRS102 on 27 March 2024 brings several important changes for charities. The effective date for most of the amendments is for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. We detail some of the key changes in this article.
New guidance was issued in August 2023 by the Charity Commission under CC14. Read our article to understand what changes have been made and how they may affect you.
Read our article detailing how charity trustees can fulfil their duties and key considerations to avoid complications.