This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: How does a charity reflect the ins and outs of VAT in their accounts, when using third party fundraisers? For example...
Is it a concern when a charity has healthy reserves but reports ongoing deficits? (Anonymous post 🤫)
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: An organisation wants to recruit a voluntary income fundraiser, they are in deficit and have generous reserves and un...
Hi, The trustees of one of the charities I support are reviewing their investment management arrangements. Is there an impartial source of data that compares the performance of established investmen...
Hi We are a very small charity in Hackney (less than £25k income) so we are not obliged to have audited accounts and so far have managed to do our own. However, we are now getting to the stage of gra...
I select Historical Transactions, then set dates 1/8/25 to 31/8/25, click on search, select CSV and then 'download', then message appears 'no transactions scheduled at this time' using a Mac and Fire...
I'm seeking some guidance. Our old charity transitioned to a CIO which was set up in April 2024 and which took over all operations and assets of the old charity. This was finalised in October 2024. O...
I'm ready to submit my first year's accounts and have been trying to find an accountant to help. I didn't think it would be a difficult process, but it is! Many won't support a CIC and some are very...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: A charity supplier has very kindly waived their fee, and they want to offer the amount back to the charity instead. T...
Mosque charities are nearly always unincorporated, and prepare cash basis accounts. Does anyone know how their buildings should be shown in the accounts? Can they be shown at purchase value forever?...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a charity that has undergone a name change in this current financial year. I'm finalising our annual report an...
Our CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club) was having difficulty finding volunteers to act as stewards for evening sessions so we started offering free membership (now worth £180 per year) for people t...
I am very confused about charities paying tax on dividend received before 6th April 2016. What about dividend received after 6th April 2016, for example dividend received in 2022 and 2023. Do they pa...
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...
I run a very small CIC and we are filing taxes for the first time this year. There are so many tax software companies to chose from, I'm not sure what to pick. I won't have an accountant this year,...
I have done a lot of research on where to invest our charity's funds without taking too much risk. There are two safe options besides saving account: 1. Invest in Charity Authorised Investment Funds...
As a company limited by guarantee, we're going to need to file our accounts online with Companies House after March 2027. Has anyone looked into this? There seem to be a lot of different software s...
Hi everyone, looking for recommendations of pension providers.I look forward to hearing from you.
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi all, just a quick question. Our charity bank account hs received a couple of payments that simply read: HMRC Chari...
Hi all, I am a financial planner and having worked for several investment management firms in the past, I’ve been asked to assist a couple of local charities with investment due diligence & performan...
We're a new CIC and having a bit of a nightmare getting a bank account up and running! We've signed up with Starling but their support is non-existent and we're in limbo as they have not sent the ins...
Hi, I help run a small community theatre group that has been running for 18 months. Due to grants and funding, we'll likely exceed the £5k revenue per year, so we need to be a charity. I've successf...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have a modest account with CafBank. The service has been progressively downgraded. A few years ago we were forced...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I would love to start a discussion about the PCI DSS compliance requirements. It is so complicated and confusing - or...
Hi, we sadly lost our Treasurer earlier this year. We have lost access to our online VAT account as everything was done from her personal email and phone. We have made many calls to HMRC but are una...
I run a CIC and had a great idea for a training app for an on the go bite sized learning app in the area we specialise in. Is there any grants, funding, support that can help with this?
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: The charity I work for has been one of the many impacted by the recent change in CAF Bank’s system. It’s been extreme...
We are a small charity set up less than two years ago. It is registered with the Charity Commission. The Board of Trustees have approved me buying few office equipment such as a filing cabinet and a...
I am looking for some pro bono accountancy to establish a New Service, can anyone advise me ?
Stewardship Payroll Bureau emailed its CAF bank clients yesterday to advise that "we were unable to collect funds from a number of our CAF Bank clients’ as their usual monthly Direct Debit failed. Th...
Is anyone having trouble with the new CAF bank online launched on Monday. I think it is useless and has lost a lot of the functionality it had before. I am going to change bank. Does anyone have one...
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