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Accountancy for charities

Audit, tax, and VAT support from true not-for-profit specialists

Led by our dedicated not-for-profit Centre of Excellence we serve more than 200 charities

Charities and not-for-profit organisations need a special kind of accountancy, audit and advisory service. Supporting the finance team, whilst giving trustees the clarity and confidence they need. That takes experience.

But if you work in charity finance, you’ll know that’s often not the reality. Many accountants support only one or two charities – and it’s easy to feel like an afterthought.

We do things differently. Our dedicated not-for-profit team gives you the focus and attention you deserve. And every relationship is led by a senior team member – a partner or director, who’ll understand your objectives, challenge where you need it and help you achieve your goals.

That’s why we provide accountancy, audit, tax, and VAT support to well over 200 charities and not-for-profit organisations. From the education sector and specialist regional causes to national household names.

We’ll use our extensive experience of accountancy for charities – with support from specialist colleagues – to give you clear, authoritative answers and advice. So you can feel confident about compliance, and make the best use of your hard-raised funds to achieve your aims.

Wraparound support for charities with complex needs

As well as being dedicated charity accounting specialists and advisors, we can call on expertise from technical specialists across the PKF Francis Clark family. For instance, we often provide seamless support with:

– Governance
– Trading and trading subsidiaries
– Land and property taxes
– Cybersecurity accreditation
– Working internationally

A constructive approach to charity audit

If you’re a charity trustee, we know how much you have to think about. A clear, robust audit can give you the confidence to concentrate on your real objectives – while protecting the things that matter to your organisation.

That’s where an experienced charity audit team makes a real difference.

We take time to understand your context and use data tools to focus our human investigations on the most relevant areas. It makes us efficient, improves data security and reduces the disruption for your people. In short, we provide both challenge and support.

Then, we’ll make realistic recommendations to improve your controls and systems. And, if you like, we can help you communicate with stakeholders in a more meaningful way.

Crescent Purchasing Consortium suppliers

We are delighted to be a trusted partner of the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC), providing external audit services under the South West framework to the education sector.

Independent cyber specialists

We work alongside leadership teams, trustees and senior executives to ensure cyber risk is properly understood, well‑managed and proportionate to your organisation’s mission. Our services provide clear, independent insight to help protect beneficiaries, staff, pupils and the continuity of essential services.

Cyber maturity assessment

“How good are we compared to best practice”

A strategic review of how well your organisation prevents, detects and responds to cyber risks.

This includes:

Benchmarking your resilience against recognised standards and your appropriate risk appetite
Demonstrating accountability to trustees, regulators and funders
Turning technical issues into a clear, prioritised roadmap aligned to your mission and operations
Providing leadership with the evidence needed to make proportionate, value‑for‑money decisions

Cyber health assessment

“Are we at risk right now?”

A focused snapshot of your current cyber risk and the areas needing immediate attention.

This includes:

Identifying vulnerabilities that could affect safeguarding, service delivery, education continuity or financial controls
Highlighting urgent, high‑impact actions to strengthen protection quickly
Providing straightforward recommendations designed for organisations with limited time and resources
Helping you focus investment where it delivers the greatest protective value