Charities are required to comply with a regulatory framework which is geared towards large organisations making it difficult for smaller charities.  There are however a number of sites that will prove useful to anyone running small charities.

This page has links to some of these sites which provide help and advice.  I hope these will be useful but I cannot vouch for or be responsible for their contents.

Professional and Regulatory Bodies

Charity Commission - although a regulator, also provides a lot of guidance and advice

 Association of Charity Independent Examiners - the association for approved examiners of charity accounts.

 Association of Accounting Technicians - the association for accounting technicians.

 National Council for Voluntary Organisations - the national voice for the voluntary and community sector.

Charities Aid Foundation - the charity for charities.

 

Finance

CCLA Investment Management Limited - investment body for surplus cash.

Charities Aid Foundation Bank - a specialist bank for charities.

HM Revenue and Customs - resource for taxation issues including VAT.

 

Governance

Governance Hub - advice on standards for governance.

Charity Governance - governance advice for trustees.

Trustee Network - advice and access to information for trustees.