13 June 2017
Are you confident that you have the appropriate assurance processes in place to see if fraud is occurring in your charity? To help you assess the effectiveness of your current processes we have developed a new service.
15 May 2017
Following recent ransomware guidelines issued by the Charity Commission after Friday’s NHS malware attack, Nick Sladden, head of charities at audit, tax and consulting firm RSM, comments on why charities and not for profit organisations must not be complacent about cybercrime.
03 May 2017
Our charity survey findings report offers advice on how to run effective committees including benchmarking figures to compare your organisation against others in sector.
28 March 2017
Commenting on the House of Lords ‘Stronger charities for a stronger society’ report , Nick Sladden, head of charities at RSM said: ‘The report seeks to highlight key issues facing the charity sector and offer recommendations that will help trustees to navigate forthcoming challenges.
28 March 2017
Our independent schools Spring report Spring looks at the essentials of implementing risk management, achieving value for money, and governors' expectations.
14 February 2017
Audit, finance and risk committees have an important role to play. Charities must improve decision making and become more accountable for the way funds are raised to regain public trust. But with little central guidance, how can charities make sure their committees are fit for purpose and contribute to good governance?
26 October 2016
Charities place a significant trust in their employees. This does pose a level of risk and fraudsters will, and have targeted charities because of this trust.
25 October 2016
Charities typically handle large volumes of cash, from cash transactions in stores, to cash collections from fund raising or collections. Fraudulent activity, or theft, of this cash therefore has a significant impact on them, both from a financial and reputational standpoint.
17 October 2016
How well does your audit and finance committee communicate key messages to the other board members?
14 September 2016
HMRC have now published guidance for charities so what should you be doing as a result?