Articles and guides for charity teams

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.

How small charities can do social media well without a big budget: pick the right platforms, build a realistic routine, and post content that sounds human.

When a charity raffle needs a licence or registration: incidental lotteries, small society lotteries, larger lotteries and free prize draws explained simply.

How UK charities can run major donor research on limited budgets using public data, fit-capacity scoring, ethical handling, and relationship-first qualification.

What good charity governance looks like: governing versus managing, building the right board, and running meetings that decide rather than just update.

Practical UK guide to building a charity event risk register with clear ownership, controls, review cadence, and escalation triggers for safer delivery.

Google Grants and organic search often run separately. How to structure keywords, landing pages and measurement so paid and organic reinforce each other.