Articles and guides for charity teams

A grounded sustainability guide for small UK charities: where to start, what is proportionate, what counts as greenwashing, and the governance that makes it real.

How to write a UK charity EDI policy that staff and trustees actually use: structure, length, operational hooks, and the governance that keeps it alive.

The seven cyber security basics every UK charity should put in place this month to block the attacks that actually happen across the sector each year.

Structure, register practice and meeting discipline that turn a charity conflicts policy into a working part of trustee decisions rather than tick-box admin.

Practical charity governance guidance on committee structures, remit, reporting and when smaller charities should use them well in practice for boards.

How UK charities handle VAT partial exemption: standard and special methods, de minimis tests, and trustee controls that prevent HMRC errors in returns.

What a charity trustee actually does, the six core duties the Charity Commission expects, when a trustee can be paid, and how to carry the role responsibly.

What the Charities SORP is, who has to follow it, how accruals accounting differs from receipts and payments, and what the framework requires of charity accounts.

Trustee guide to 2026 SORP focus: clearer narrative disclosure, reserves clarity, fund-note consistency, and practical preparation steps before year-end.