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Hi all, just wanted to ask if anyone has had issues with finding a bank that deals with opening up a CIC bank account. Many banks have stopped doing these accounts, not sure why?
Deanne Clarke
Hi, I am looking at a new accounting system for a charity. We need something that can differentiate between restricted and unrestricted income and can separate out departments and different funds.  W...
Luci Brady
Morning all, I am struggling to find a bank account to suit. Any recommendations? Most seem to be business accounts and ask for Sole Traders or LTD, when obviously that is not the case. Who do you us...
My problem is that am starting a charity which will train the poor youth through vocational training, we have  managed to  put up some building structures and we expect to officially  start next year...
Frank Rwangoga
Hi, I am the Executive Officer for a Cancer Charity . We have 6 shops which deal predominantly in cash transactions, therefore we bank a reasonable amount weekly through the Post Office hub into our...
Gerry Toner
Apparently today is “#Tick the box” Gift Aid awareness day. And it is certainly great to be encouraging people to “tick the box” which allows people to enhance their generosity to the charity sector...
Hello Can anyone tell me whether a CIO {which is a newly registered charity) needs a new bank account, or can it use a bank account and sort code already in use by a society (not even registered as a...
Patrick MacLane
Hello, I'm new to this group, but I was just hoping that someone might have a definitive answer to a situation we are trying to resolve as trustees. As I have recently been appointed as the treasurer...
Patrick MacLane
We presently use Barclaycard as our Credit Card of choice for both Staff and Volunteers as there is no monthly fee.  Their customer service is poor however and our account can't link with Quickbooks,...
Phillip Abbiss
We are considering converting from an unincorporated association to a CIO. We anticipate the process would be as follows: - form a new CIO - register it with the charity commission - open a bank acco...
William B
When calculating the number or months cover for reserves policy, I'm assuming that operating expense should be cash expenses and therefore exclude any depreciation charge? Thanks
samantha mccann
Hi everyone,  Newbie here👋 I am treasurer for a charity run pre school. We have a Virgin charity account which means zero account fees however we do not have a debit card with the account.  Our staf...
jenny wilson
Can I use an accountant or do I need a specially qualified account to do my account for charity?  Thanks, please advise..
Kirit Patel
Hello, When you transition from unincorporated charitable organisation to charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), will you need to: change your  PAYE number? change your Gift Aid number? Or c...
Caroline Rand
Hi, As a charity we book a lot of train tickets every year (in the region of £20k).  I want to put in place a corporate train booking website as currently people are putting these on expense cards or...
David Partridge
Morning all, Has anyone have experience of managing remote petty cash in an efficient way? I've read a little on Soldo and Pleo, does anyone have experience of these? Thanks in advance
Lorena Mombelli
We have used NowDonate part of Donation Manager for a number of ears without problems. Recently the Gift Aid claim process seems to not work. I have tried numerous times to contact them by email but...
Simon Lees
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Is there a way to find out what a charity's Gift Aid number is? Assuming we can ring HMRC and find out but just wonde...
Ocean King
Hello We're looking at changing our Direct Debit donation collection processing provider. Would anyone be able to recommend services they're using / share experience with any specific providers? Many...
Alex Hadden
We are looking at changing from a Charity Trust to a CIO purely to safeguard the trustees from liabilities. This seems to be different for different kinds of charity trust in terms  of transferring a...
Gillian Alcock
Hi, I'm CEO of a CIC, due to become a Charity this year.  We've been run voluntarily for the last 5 years, but now have 2 5 year projects we are a part of with a substantial budgeting level and I am...
Nicholas Morgan
Has anyone set up an Unincorporated Association recently (eg a voluntary group or a sports club)?  I am becoming a trustee for a voluntary group and we are finding it really hard to open a bank accou...
Layla Gemmell
I have two questions: 1.        The Charity Engagement Team is arranging a session in Manchester on “Overseas Partners: Collecting the Evidence you Need” on 17 September. I have registered but I am o...
Ahmad Waseem
Hi I was wondering if anyone is aware of any training for new treasurers of small local charities?   We may not handle large amounts of donations but our treasurer would still like to do it efficient...
Pete Martin
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi all, I was wondering if there is any way to find the financial details of a charity that has recently folded. The...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: A donor has completed a Gift Aid Declaration form that has allowed us to claim for the last 4 years worth of her dona...
Ocean King
Hi, Would anyone be open to a conversation with me to share insights on their organisations pay structures and strategy? I am currently developing one for my charitable/NFP organisation. I'm looking...
Clare Walker
The accountancy firm who prepare our end of year accounts and independent examination sent me the examiner's checklist and asked if i want to just fill it out and return it instead of meeting with th...
Joan Smith
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Are there any VAT implications for subletting part of our office to community groups for hot desking? We have not opt...
Ocean King
I'm getting an Error404 when I try to look into our Donation Manager account.  Does anyone else have a problem?
Heather Elsley
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