5 FREE online events for Charities

Sayer Vincent is an award-winning audit and advisory firm with a social purpose. Established over 30 years ago we provide a full range of audit, assurance, tax and consultancy services targeted exclusively at charities and other social purpose organisations. As well as being commercial accountants, our team has in-depth knowledge of governance and management and we provide assurance that organisations are managing their resources effectively. With over 30 years’ experience in the charity sector, we have practical knowledge of the issues you face.

They will be delivering a number of FREE online training sessions, for more information, see below.

Trustee responsibilities

Friday 8th October; 9:30 – 10:30

This is an ideal introduction for new trustees or a refresher for existing trustees, explaining the responsibilities and duties of charity trustees.

This session will last for approximately 1 hour (09.30am – 10.30am) and will include a presentation as well as an opportunity for delegate Q&A.

You can book a place here

Fraud risk management

Friday 15th October; 9:30 – 10:30am

Charities are more at risk of fraud than ever, we take a look at how you can manage these risks…This free session will give practical tips on how you can protect your charity’s funds from fraud. This will consider both external and internal fraud risks.

This session will last for approximately 1 hour (09.30am – 10.30am) and will include a presentation as well as an opportunity for delegate Q&A.

You can book a place here

Charity trading made simple

Friday 22nd October; 9:30 – 10:30am

What qualifies as trading, the exemptions that permit trading in a charity and when a subsidiary company may be useful…
Many charities provide paid for services or goods and with organisations increasingly looking to diversify their sources of income, it is important to be aware of the issues surrounding trading in charities.

This free session will take you through what qualifies as trading, the exemptions that permit trading in a charity and when a subsidiary company may be useful.

This session will last for approximately 1 hour (09.30am – 10.30am) and will include a presentation as well as an opportunity for delegate Q&A.

You can book a place here

Code of Governance

Friday 29th October; 9:30 – 10:30am

What is the Code of Governance, how does it apply to your charity and how can improve your governance?…

This free session will take a look at what the Code of Governance actually is and how it applies to your organisation, as well as considering how you can improve the way you govern your Charity.

This session will last for approximately 1 hour (09.30am – 10.30am) and will include a presentation as well as an opportunity for delegate Q&A.

You can book a place here

Risk based reserves policies

Friday 5th November; 9:30 – 10:30am

This free session looks at the way the pandemic has made many charities take a hard long look at their reserves policies. Looking forwards how can reserves policies better reflect a charity’s financial risks?

This session will last for approximately 1 hour (09.30am – 10.30am) and will include a presentation as well as an opportunity for delegate Q&A.

You can book a place here