Academies Accounts Direction
The DfE have now released the Academies Accounts Direction 2024 – 2025 for academy trust accounts ending 31 August 2025, along with model accounts and the auditor framework and guide.
Charities and voluntary groups urged to apply for share of £30,000 community fund
Local community organisations invited to bid for grants of up to £2,000.
Why being a charity trustee is a good idea?
Becoming a trustee doesn’t just benefit the charity involved, but offers many rewards to the individual, says Kyle Smith of Lovewell Blake’s Charities team.
Charities need to start preparing now for new accounting rules coming next year
Although the new Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) doesn’t come into effect until next year, charities should be getting ready for it now.
Seek support to maximise gift aid opportunities
A new report has highlighted a multi-million pound funding gap caused by inconsistent take-up of Gift Aid – which is shocking when many charities are struggling to make ends meet.
Charities as vulnerable to fraud as ever
Two high-profile cases have shone the spotlight once again on charity fraud, says Stef Smith of Lovewell Blake’s Charities team
Leading UK charity fundraising expert tells regional charities they need to diversify their sources of income
Charities need to diversify their fundraising streams to cope with a rapidly changing funding environment, with many traditional sources of income drying up – that was the advice given by one of the UK’s foremost charity fundraising specialists at a special webinar for the region’s charity trustees and managers.
New voluntary organisation banking guide is a welcome step forward
With many charities reporting problems when it comes to banking, a newly-published voluntary organisation banking guide is a step in the right direction, says Stef Smith of Lovewell Blake’s Charities team.