If you’re looking to develop your approach to finance, here are some in-depth toolkits, resource hubs and specific guidance to support with the next steps.

NCVO’s financial management hub

• Audience: Charities but relevant to other non-profit organisations.

In-depth hub providing guidance for charity finance, including financial controls, budgeting, reporting, tax, and banking. In addition, NCVO offers training on a sliding cost scale.

Charity Finance Group’s guides for small charities

• Audience: Small charities.

Wide ranging short guidance around for small charity finance, banking, reserves and other finance topics.

ICAEW’s Charity Community

• Audience: Charities.

Free membership is available to ICAEW’s Charity Community, giving access to sector-specific updates in accounting, regulation and governance. The Community also contains a wider range of resources, CPD webinars and recordings, and free or affordable events and training.

Embrace Finance’s small charities resource hub

• Audience: Charities but relevant to other non-profit organisations.

A finance resource bank, including guides to how to ask questions about your finances, templates for financial recording and reporting, and recommendations for free or affordable training and expertise.

Resource Centre’s guide to bank accounts for community groups

• Audience: Community groups. 

Guide to opening a bank account as a small community group.

Preventing Charity Fraud’s resource hub

• Audience: Charities and other non-profit organisations.

Wide range of resources around preventing, assessing and responding to fraud in community organisations and charities.