Richard Snelling - ACA, DChA

One of the most common questions we are asked is: “When should income from donations and grants be ‘recognised’”, i.e., included as income. The rules on this are complex and […]

Users of the Charity SORP should be aware that the SORP Committee has issued “SORP Update Bulletin 2”. But what is an “Update Bulletin”? The SORP is based on FRS102, […]

Charities in England and Wales that earn more than £1 million a year are required to make information about their fundraising practices in their Trustees’ Report. The Charities (Protection and […]

The CIO or Charitable Incorporated Organisation was a brand new legal structure introduced in December 2012 enabling charities to register in an incorporated form without having to register as a […]

The Charity Commission (after appropriate consultation with the professional bodies) issued revised “Directions” for carrying out Independent Examinations, mandatory with effect from 1 December 2017. While much of the work […]

One of the main threats facing the Not for Profit Sector is the risk of Cybercrime.  With more and more activity taking place online, the scope for malicious attacks increases.  […]

Richard Snelling – NFP and Charities Specialist The Fundraising Regulator has carried out an exercise to monitor compliance with the new reporting requirements in respect of fundraising practices introduced by […]

On 13th February 2018, the Charity Commission issued a new consultation on its draft guidance for charities that have close relationships with connected non-charitable organisations. This guidance which is aimed […]

The Law Commission started a project to review Charity law back in 2013 on the back of the 2012 Lord Hodgson report on the Charities Act. This project was in […]

The Charity Commission introduced the Serious Incident Reporting (SIR) framework in 2007 as a compliance and monitoring tool, enabling the Commission to have oversight of individual issues noted in charities […]