Finance: where can I get more information?
The list below details where you can find information on the specific topics you are interested in. We have tried to identify exactly which page of the websites you can access the information.
If you find it difficult to find the information quickly please email: yvonne@volunteering-ni.org. We will endeavour to update this information for future users.
Topic |
Contacts |
| Accountability and transparency |
Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - RS8 Transparency and Accountability paper. |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org | |
| Accruals basis |
Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - CC17 Accruals Accounts Pack. |
| NCVO : www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=467 - Accounting Policy Cash or Accrual? | |
| Audit and Independent Examination |
Cash-online: http://www.cash-online.org.uk/ see under CASHFACTS. |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 6) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=467 - Accounting Policy Cash or Accrual? | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=440 - What is an independent examination? | |
| Audit Trail |
Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 4) Information requirements of funding bodies - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| Bank reconciliations |
Cash-online: http://www.cash-online.org.uk/ see under CASHFACTS. |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 2) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=2528 - Bank controls | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=461 - Controls on expenditure | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=460 - Controls on Income | |
| Basic book keeping |
Cash-online: www.cashonline.org.uk see under CASHFACTS. |
| Community Accounting Plus:www.communityaccounting.co.uk | |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 2) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=461 - Controls on expenditure | |
| Budgeting |
Cash-online: www.cashonline.org.uksee under CASHFACTS (Budgets). |
| Community Accounting Plus: www.communityaccounting.co.uk | |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 3) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=479 - Budget Planning and www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=476 - Budget Review Checklist. | |
| Budget management |
Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - CC8 Internal Financial Controls (Budgetary controls). | |
| Cash Book |
Cash-online: www.cashonline.org.uksee under CASHFACTS. |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 2) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=461 - Controls on expenditure and www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=460 - Controls on Income | |
| Cash Flow |
Community Accounting Plus:www.communityaccounting.co.uk |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
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NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 4) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. |
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| Cash on-line: www.cashonline.org.uksee under CASHFACTS. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=443 - Cash Flow Management and www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=478 - Model Cash Flow Forecast | |
| Depreciation |
Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| Direct costs |
Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| Financial Controls/Procedures |
Cash-online: www.cashonline.org.uk - see under CASHFACTS (Financial Controls). |
| Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - CC8 Internal Financial Controls. | |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| Community Accounting Plus: www.communityaccounting.co.uk | |
| DSD (Voluntary & Community Unit) publication: Setting Standards, Improving Performance (Financial Management section) downloadable from www.dsdni.gov.uk/finance_and_governance_for_vcu.pdf | |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 4) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=461 - Controls on expenditure and www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=460 - Controls on Income and www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=484 - Financial Procedures. | |
| Financial Recording |
Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 4) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=461 - Controls on expenditure and www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=460 - Controls on Income | |
| Financial Reporting |
Cash-online: www.cashonline.org.uk - see under CASHFACTS (Financial Controls). |
| Community Accounting Plus:www.communityaccounting.co.uk | |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=438 - Making Management accounts effective tools. | |
| Fixed Assets |
Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - CC8 Internal Financial Controls (Fixed Assets for use by the Charity). |
| Fraud | DSD (Voluntary & Community Unit) publication: Setting Standards, Improving Performance (Financial Management section) downloadable from www.dsdni.gov.uk/finance_and_governance_for_vcu.pdf |
| Full Cost Recovery | acevo publication: Full Cost Recovery - www.acevo.org.uk Tel: 0845 354 8481 (Free to download with a toolkit available) |
| Cash-online: www.cashonline.org.uksee under CASHFACTS (Full Cost Recovery). | |
| Income and expenditure account | Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| Indirect costs | Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| Overheads | acevo publication: Full Cost Recovery - www.acevo.org.uk Tel: 0845 354 8481 (Free to download with a toolkit available) |
| Petty Cash | Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. |
| NICVA publication: Managing your money (Chapter 2) - www.nicva.org Tel: 028 9087 7777. | |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=445 - Petty Cash | |
| Reserves | Charity Commission for England & Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - CC19 Charities' Reserves. |
| Community Accounting Plus: http://www.caplus.co.uk. | |
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Guidance on Charity Reserve: www.nicva.org/uploads/docs/reserves_policy.doc |
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| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=2585 - Reserves Policy for Smaller Charities | |
| Segregation of Duties | Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - CC8 Internal Financial Controls (Segregation of duties) |
| Community Change publication: Accounting for Change - Tel: 028 9023 2587 www.communitychange-ni.org. | |
| Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) | Charity Commission for England and Wales : www.charitycommission.gov.uk - Accounting and Reporting by Charities SORP, SORP 2005 Documents, and Example Reports and Accounts (SORP 2005). |
| NCVO: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/askncvo/index.asp?id=459 - Understanding SORP. |
