Survey: Leadership Survey 2014

Produced jointly by Governance and Charity Finance Magazine, this 4th biennial Trustee Leadership Survey, provides an insight into the make-up of trustee boards at the largest 100 UK charities.  Part 1 focuses on the profile of the chair, their board and key issues they face, while part 2 of the surey looks at gender balance on the trustee board.

Available for loan from the library.

Guidance: Conflicts of interest - a guide for charity trustees

This new guide, published May 2014, sets out what trustees need to do to identify and respond to any conflicts of interest which come up at their charity.

Charity Commission, 2014.  Conflicts of interest - a guide for trustees.  Charity Commission.

Available to download here

Report: Charity Income Spotlight

Updated quarterly, the Charity Income Spotlight is the most up to date snap shot of charity income. This report examines the latest trends in charity income with a particular focus on those organisations which have filed new accounts between January and March 2014.

Charity Financials, June 2014. Charity Income Spotlights. 

Please contact the library for a copy of this report.

Guidance: What are the major changes between SORP 2005 and the Charities SORP

Produced by the Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, this help-sheet considers the significant differences between the Account and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) and the Charities SORP Financial Reporting Standards (FRS 102).  Topics include: the contents of the trustees annual report, differences in accounting policies, differences in the format of accounts, and the definition and disclosure of transactions with related parties and empolyee benefits.

Charity Commission and the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, 2014.  Help Sheet 2: What are the major changes between SORP 2005 and the Charities SORP FRS 102. 

Available to download here

Article: SORP 2015: Recognising income

This article looks at the practical impact of changes to the SORP, with a particular focus on the important area of income regeneration.

Framjee, P. July 2014.  SORP 2015: recognising income.  Charity Finance Magazine.

To request a copy, click here, fill in form and return to library.

Report: Volunteering: vital to our future: how to make the most of volunteering in hospice and palliative care

Leading UK palliative care charities, Together for Short Lives and Help the Hospices have designed this resource to support organisations to develop their work with volunteers. It explores the role volunteers can play in enhancing and improving the care and support offered to children and adults with palliative care needs, as well as their families. It also provides a wealth of case studies, as well as practical tools and templates to help review existing services or to develop new ones.

Together for Short Lives and Help the Hospices, 2014. Volunteering: vital to our future: how to make the most of volunteering in hospice and palliative care.  Together for Short Lives.

Available to download here or contact the library for a loan

Article: Board diversity: diverse thinking

The magazine Charity Finance recently convened a group of senior sector figures to debate best practice on board and staff diversity.  This article reports on their discussions which included reflecting on their own charity board's diversity, why diversity is important, methods of recruitment and the elements of risk involved in achieving diversity.

Allson, I. July 2014. Board Diversity: diverse thinking. Charity Finance Magazine,

To request a copy, click here, fill in form and return to library.