Charities | Third Sector Accountancy

Charity banking and legal structures – some resources

accounts — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 10:51:08 +0000

UK Finance have released a helpful guide to banking for voluntary organisations, and the ICAEW have commented. We also recommend the ICAEW’s webinar covering the various legal forms of charities and other socially-motivated organisations.

Good Cause Fund 2024

accounts — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:20:23 +0000

This year, we have donated 1.5% of our wage bill, which equals £10,000, to local, national and international causes nominated by co-op members. Each of the following organisations received £1,000:

Megan nominated FoodCycle, who provide nutritious meals for unhoused people and anyone living in food poverty using excess ingredients from local supermarkets, along with good company for anyone experiencing loneliness.

foodcycle.org.uk

Jodie nominated Tiny Tickers, a charity dedicated to improving the detection, care and treatment of babies with serious heart conditions, as well as providing support and information to their families.

Phil nominated the Vegan Land Movement, a community interest company focused on buying land used for exploitative farming practices and using it for rewilding projects.

globalvegancrowdfunder.org

Kate nominated Age UK Cheshire East, who support older people in the Macclesfield area. They provide support for people living with dementia and their carers, household help, counselling, and advice on finances, accessing government and local help, among other things!

Scott nominated Middlesbrough Foodbank, who provide packages of nutritionally balanced foods to people in crisis.

Genny nominated Manchester Action on Street Health, a charity providing support, advice and health services to sex workers in Manchester via a drop-in centre, a clinic, counselling services, and a van offering similar services at night to look out for people working on the street.

mash.org.uk

Jacob nominated Refugee Aid Chorlton, who provide aid for asylum seekers in the North West, particularly clothing. In 2023 they provided clothes for more than 1000 asylum seekers!

Jed nominated Yalla Co-operative, a web design and development agency owned by members between Gaza and Europe founded with the aim of using technology to solve societal problems and create bonds which transcend borders. They are currently raising money to support their members in Gaza, both to access necessities now and to rebuild their homes and lives after the war.

yallacooperative.com

Simon nominated Médecins sans frontières, an organisation providing medical treatment to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare.

Adam nominated Salford Women’s Aid, a charity based in Salford offering secure temporary accommodation to women and children who have been affected by domestic abuse, or who are at risk of forced marriage or honour-based violence. They also provide support around health, employment, finances, and legal matters.

salfordwomensaid.org

Opportunities at Third Sector Accountancy Limited

accounts — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 08:49:43 +0000

We are a unique firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors organised as a workers co-operative. Although we only started in April 2017 we are growing very fast and there may be opportunities to be involved. We would be particularly interested to hear from you if you are already a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA), but the most important qualification is a demonstrable commitment and involvement in co-operatives, charities or other forms of social enterprise. The pay is modest by industry standards but we constantly meet amazing people and we are having a meaningful positive impact. Join us if you want to make a difference.

Other things you need to know if you are interested:

– we are a training office, and all staff must either be in training towards the ACA qualification, or already be qualified to that level. In other words, if you are not qualified you need to be prepared to enter a training contract.

– we are a fully cloud based office, using cloud accounting software for all our needs; we are keen to lead digitally and encourage all our clients to adopt digital solutions.

– we have clients throughout the UK (but mainly in Manchester, Leeds, the South West and London) and you could live anywhere; but it’s best if you can attend meetings in person in Manchester occasionally.

If you are interested send us your CV to info@thirdsectoraccountancy.coop and we’ll get in touch.

How to prepare Charity Accounts

accounts — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:46:52 +0000

We have had over a year of the new SORP now so mist charities should already have prepared accounts under the new regime. In case you missed it, the Charity Commission published a guidance sheet on implementation issues earlier this year, which contains advice on common quandaries encountered. The sheet is advisory only. The new disclosure of funds received as government grants always puzzled me – and there is an actual list here of which organisations constitute government. I had not previously realised that this includes the Big Lottery.

Charity Governance Code

accounts — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:36:24 +0000

The good governance code was updated earlier in the year. It is not too long, is well written and readable and is a really practical guide on how to do a good job as a charity trustee. It has been developed by a group representing various different national charity organisations and is free to access.

https://www.charitygovernancecode.org/en