Articles and guides for charity teams

A vendor-neutral buyer's guide to choosing accounting software for small UK charities: fund accounting, Gift Aid, SORP reporting, integrations and cost.

How UK charities can accept shares, land, art and other non-cash gifts safely and tax-efficiently, with a board-ready acceptance policy and donor process.

How UK charities can build a grant-writing calendar that improves bid quality with capacity planning, opportunity scoring, and disciplined review cycles.

Most charity reserves policies are boilerplate trustees signed and forgot. The structure, evidence and review rhythm that turn the policy into a working tool.

Strategic guide for UK charities balancing annual fund and restricted appeals using cashflow resilience, donor behaviour, and programme funding risk.

Month-by-month UK charity compliance calendar: accounts, annual return, PAYE, Gift Aid, safeguarding, insurance renewal, and all key Charity Commission deadlines.

Practical charity finance guidance covering budgets, cash flow, reserves, reporting and the controls that keep growth sustainable for trustees and managers.

A trustee-level walkthrough of UK charity VAT: business vs non-business activity, the main reliefs, irrecoverable VAT, and when a trading subsidiary is worth it.

How to track restricted grant funds across multiple funders, prevent overspending, reconcile monthly accounts, and report accurately to each funder.