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Reporting

Guidance on types of tax reporting and when and how to use them

  • Financial management

External reporting

How to prepare annual accounts and a Trustees’ Annual Report and make them available on request

  • Financial management

Management accounts

Creating financial information that helps managers and trustees

  • Financial management

Investment

What to consider when deciding on investments

  • Financial management

Tax and trading

Help and guidance around tax and trading laws and procedures for your organisation

  • Financial management

Corporation and income tax

Charities are usually exempt from paying corporation or income tax, but there are some situations where you might become liable

  • Financial management

VAT and charities

When do charities need to consider VAT and what are the exemptions?

  • Financial management

Trading and charities

How to trade as a charity, and what the risks are

  • Financial management

How to set up a trading subsidiary

Charities are allowed to trade under certain circumstances, but if you've decided to develop a trading activity which is not allowed, you'll need to establish a trading subsidiary. Here's how.

  • Financial management

Gift Aid and GASDS

Guidance around Gift Aid and GASDS

  • Financial management

National service and volunteering: A guide to the Conservative party’s policy announcement

  • Government and politics

Introducing NCVO’s new president and ambassador

Learn more about our new president, Baroness Delyth Morgan, and ambassador, Lord Simon Woolley

  • Inside NCVO

The Voluntary Sector Manifesto: Raising our voice

  • Government and politics

What the general election manifestos mean for the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics

Civil society hustings highlights

A round-up of the key talking points from the only national hustings dedicated to the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics
  • Campaigning

General election 2024: What charities can expect from a Labour government

Our analysis of the election result and what it means for the voluntary sector

  • Government and politics

An open letter to Keir Starmer

Our chief executive, Sarah Elliott, shares our vision for the sector on behalf of our members

  • Government and politics

Labour’s priorities ‒ our guide for the charity sector

Our analysis of Labour's first few days in government and what their announcements could mean for the charity sector

  • Government and politics

AI and small charities: Be part of our collective learning journey

NCVO and Microsoft UK share findings from our recent artificial intelligence (AI) event – along with opportunities for ongoing learning

  • Collaboration
  • Digital and technology

King's speech 2024: What do charities need to know?

The King's speech sets out the new Labour government's priorities for the months ahead, following the party's general election victory.

  • Government and politics

Removing trustees

Learn about the reasons to remove a trustee and the process to go through

  • Governance

The legal duties of trustees

Learn about what your boards legal duties are and the considerations for each of them

  • Governance

Trustee disqualification

Guidance to help your board learn about the rules on automatic disqualification, who this applies to and applying for waivers.

  • Business planning and strategy

The rules on trustee disqualification

The rules on the automatic disqualification of trustees and senior managers.

  • Governance

Updated conditions in the Charities Act 2016

Learn what's included on trustee disqualification in the Charities Act 2016.

  • Governance

Applying to stop disqualification

What the board, trustees and senior manages can do in the event of trustee disqualification.

  • Governance

Developing your trustees skills

Learn about how you can develop trustee skills

  • Governance

Making changes to governing documents

Learn about the types of changes you can make to your governing document and the related rules

  • Governance

Equality, diversity and inclusion at board level

Use this series of pages as an introduction to begin the process of reflecting on equality, diversity and inclusion on your board

  • Governance

Explaining equality, diversity and inclusion

What is equality, diversity and inclusion?

  • Governance

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

Better impact reporting (0.5 day)

This practical session will build your awareness of different types of reporting and support you to tell a compelling story through your reporting

Advanced data protection (2 x 0.5 days)

This advanced course is specifically for data protection leads or officers in charitable organisations.

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

This course will give you an overview of how to build a simple finance strategy. We’ll introduce tools to help you build the financial resilience of your charity

NCVO member welcome and refresher session

Join this session to explore your NCVO member benefits and learn more about our supportive community.

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully

Developing a Fundraising Strategy (0.5 day)

Learn how to develop your first fundraising strategy. This course is aimed at small to medium-sized charities looking to grow their fundraising offer.

Data protection essentials (2 x 0.5 days)

This course will take you through the essentials of lawful data processing for charities and help improve your compliance with the law

Successful funding applications (0.5 day)

Learn Practical tips to ensure you are successful in your funding bid applications.