Category: Charity

Bulletin 2 for the Charities SORP (FRS 102) has been published on 5 October It can be found on the Charities SORP microsite here. The bulletin is a summary of the changes to the Charities SORP following the triennial review of FRS 102. These changes apply to all reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January … Continued

BWM Chartered Accountants are hosting a Free Charity Autumn Update Seminar on Tuesday 2 October from 9am. Full details are provided here With so much going on in the charity sector we have invited an excellent line-up of speakers (including the Charity Commission & the CEO of the Charity Finance Group) to provide the latest … Continued

Liverpool City Council will be hosting consultation events across the city to discuss potential changes to the Community Resource Grant. If you would like to attend one of the following consultation events please register by emailing corporate.grants@liverpool.gov.uk by 4 pm on Wednesday 10th October. Salvation Army, Cavendish Drive, Walton, L9 1NB Mon 15th Oct 10 … Continued

Charities can now see all of the questions that will appear in this year’s charity annual return, ahead of the online service becoming available at the end of the month. The online 2018 charity annual return service will become available at the end of August, with the Charity Commission this year introducing a tailored return … Continued

Charities and voluntary organisations across the Liverpool city region have been warned the Charity Commission is now “showing its teeth’ following a number of high-profile scandals such as Kids Company and Oxfam. That was the clear message from experts at the Spring Charity Update seminar held by accountancy firm BWM in Liverpool city centre. Many … Continued

BWM Chartered Accountants are hosting a Charity Spring Update Seminar on Tuesday 24 April from 9am. Full details are provided here. With so much going on in the charity sector we have invited an excellent line-up of speakers to provide the latest updates and share their expert opinions on some of the key topical issues: … Continued

The Charity Com­mis­sion for England and Wales (‘Charity Com­mis­sion’) and the Office of the Scot­tish Charity Reg­u­lator (OSCR) have issued a joint con­sulta­tion on pro­posed amend­ments to the Char­it­ies State­ment of Re­com­men­ded Prac­tice (FRS 102) (‘Char­it­ies SORP FRS 102) fol­low­ing recent amend­ments to UK ac­count­ing stand­ards. SORPs are in­ten­ded to sup­ple­ment ac­count­ing stand­ards and other legal … Continued

Following recent events, the Charity Commission issued an alert to remind ALL trustees to take safeguarding extremely seriously. Safeguarding should be a key governance priority for all charities, not just those working with groups traditionally considered at risk. The Charity Commission has four clear expectations of trustees: Provide a safe and trusted environment. Safeguarding involves … Continued

BNI (Business Network International) is a highly successful business networking referral organisation. They have over 12,500 members in the UK and Ireland alone, passing over 676,000 referrals worth over £497 million every year.  Importantly BNI allows only one representative from each trade or profession to join any BNI group (or chapter as the groups known). … Continued

We all have issues that we feel strongly about – it might be homelessness, or cancer, or heart disease – maybe it’s animal cruelty or a local hospice. Often we feel we want to offer a contribution and make a difference but we don’t know how. Charities are frequently on the lookout for help – … Continued