Financial management

Trusted suppliers

Our trusted suppliers are experts who can save your organisation time and money

  • Financial management
  • Employing and managing staff
  • Digital and technology

Finance

These suppliers can help with financial planning, insurance, employee benefits and more

  • Financial management

Lucas Fettes Financial Planning

Lucas Fettes Financial Planning provides tailored financial advice and employee benefits solutions to charities and voluntary organisations

  • Financial management

Zurich

Zurich provide insurance for charities, social enterprises and community groups of all shapes and sizes

  • Financial management

Utilities and property

These suppliers can provide free help and advice with your organisation’s property queries and energy bills

  • Setting up
  • Financial management
  • Law and regulation

Utility Aid

Utility Aid is the UK's largest energy broker for the voluntary sector. They can help reduce your energy costs and save you money

  • Responding to crises
  • Financial management

Report of the Inquiry into charity senior executive pay and guidance for trustees on setting remuneration

Report of the Inquiry into charity senior executive pay and guidance for trustees on setting remuneration

  • Financial management

The challenges of charity banking

Banking is often one of the greatest day-to-day challenges faced by charities. Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante explores the issue in more detail, and shares details of a new NCVO project

  • Financial management

Practical support bulletin: January 2023

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

  • Funding and income
  • Financial management
  • Responding to crises

Practical support bulletin: March 2023

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

  • Responding to crises
  • Funding and income
  • Financial management

Report of the Inquiry into charity senior executive pay and guidance for trustees on setting remuneration

Report of the Inquiry into charity senior executive pay and guidance for trustees on setting remuneration

  • Financial management

The challenges of charity banking

Banking is often one of the greatest day-to-day challenges faced by charities. Policy and insight manager Sam Mercadante explores the issue in more detail, and shares details of a new NCVO project

  • Financial management

Practical support bulletin: January 2023

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

  • Funding and income
  • Financial management
  • Responding to crises

Practical support bulletin: March 2023

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

  • Responding to crises
  • Funding and income
  • Financial management

Practical support bulletin: May 2023

Amy Walton, small charity support manager, shares resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities.

  • Financial management
  • Funding and income
  • Responding to crises

Practical support bulletin: July 2023

Resources, free events, support and information on the big issues affecting small charities

  • Financial management
  • Funding and income
  • Responding to crises

Consumer Duty: What is it and how will charities benefit?

Learn how new banking rules will affect your charity or voluntary organisation

  • Financial management

Practical support bulletin: September 2023

Resources, free events, support and guidance on the big issues affecting small charities

  • Financial management
  • Funding and income
  • Responding to crises

Government policy and funding round-up: November 2023

Latest updates on our influencing work, government policy and funding announcements

  • Financial management
  • Government and politics
  • Funding and income

Financial management during the cost of living crisis

Identify how the cost of living crisis might impact your organisation's income and spending and get ideas of what you could do about it

  • Financial management
  • Cost of living

Financial management during the cost of living crisis

This page sets out what areas of financial management we'll explore. We'll look at how the cost of living crisis might impact your organisation's income and spending and share ideas of what you could do about it.

  • Financial management
  • Cost of living

Financial pressures during the cost of living crisis

Learn about the key trends which may be impacting your income and spending

  • Cost of living
  • Financial management

Update your budget and cashflow

Identify how the cost of living crisis may impact your organisation's finances

  • Financial management
  • Cost of living

Understand and communicate your situation

Learn about questions you can ask to understand your financial situation and tips for communicating this to others

  • Cost of living
  • Financial management

Practical ideas to reduce or change your spending

Use this page to learn key questions to ask yourself before you decide on cost reductions and get practical ideas on how to cut costs

  • Financial management
  • Cost of living

Practical ideas to increase or change your income

Use this page to learn key questions to ask yourself before you invest in income generation and get practical ideas for raising more cash fast

  • Financial management
  • Cost of living

Managing your energy costs

Learn about what support is available for managing energy costs and being energy efficient

  • Financial management

What's different about charity finance

Find out what makes charity finance different and how to plan appropriately

  • Financial management

Internal controls

Internal controls are the things you do to help manage the risk of an error or a fraud

  • Financial management

Charity finance skills (1 day)

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Learn how to analyse and use financial information to strengthen planning, build a strategy, and manage risk

Financial skills for trustees (0.5 day)

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance

Writing successful bids (0.5 day)

Learn how to write solid funding applications with confidence and focus

Charity finance skills (1 day)

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Learn how to analyse and use financial information to strengthen planning, build a strategy, and manage risk

Writing successful bids (0.5 day)

Learn how to write solid funding applications with confidence and focus

Charity finance skills (1 day)

This course will help people with little or no financial background to feel confident in managing day-to-day charity finance

Charity finance strategy (1 day)

Learn how to analyse and use financial information to strengthen planning, build a strategy, and manage risk

Financial skills for trustees (0.5 day)

This course will revisit the core financial duties of a charity trustee and explore what it means to practice good financial governance