Accountancy for charities
Audit, tax, and VAT support from true not-for-profit specialists
Led by our dedicated not-for-profit Centre of Excellence we serve more than 200 charities
Charities and not-for-profit organisations need a special kind of accountancy, audit and advisory service. Supporting the finance team, whilst giving trustees the clarity and confidence they need. That takes experience.
But if you work in charity finance, you’ll know that’s often not the reality. Many accountants support only one or two charities – and it’s easy to feel like an afterthought.
We do things differently. Our dedicated not-for-profit team gives you the focus and attention you deserve. And every relationship is led by a senior team member – a partner or director, who’ll understand your objectives, challenge where you need it and help you achieve your goals.
That’s why we provide accountancy, audit, tax, and VAT support to well over 200 charities and not-for-profit organisations. From the education sector and specialist regional causes to national household names.
We’ll use that experience – with support from specialist colleagues – to give you clear, authoritative answers and advice. So you can feel confident about compliance, and make the best use of your hard-raised funds to achieve your aims.
Wraparound support for charities with complex needs
As well as being dedicated charity specialists and advisors, we can call on expertise from technical specialists across the PKF Francis Clark family. For instance, we often provide seamless support with:
– Governance
– Trading and trading subsidiaries
– Land and property taxes
– Cybersecurity accreditation
– Working internationally
A constructive approach to charity audit
If you’re a charity trustee, we know how much you have to think about. A clear, robust audit can give you the confidence to concentrate on your real objectives – while protecting the things that matter to your organisation.
That’s where an experienced charity audit team makes a real difference. We take time to understand your context and use data tools to focus our human investigations on the most relevant areas. It makes us efficient, improves data security and reduces the disruption for your people. In short, we provide both challenge and support.
Then, we’ll make realistic recommendations to improve your controls and systems. And, if you like, we can help you communicate with stakeholders in a more meaningful way.
Crescent Purchasing Consortium suppliers
We are delighted to be a trusted partner of the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC), providing external audit services under the South West framework to the education sector.
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