Charity audit services to give assurance and peace of mind
Fast turnaround and minimal disruption. Your team stays focused on running the charity
Fulfil your statutory responsibilities at an affordable level
Demonstrate your credibility to donors, funders and regulators, helping you access future grants
Help you access grants and funding by meeting audit requirements and showing your charity is transparent
Protect trustees from liability by ensuring accounts are compliant, accurate and any issues are flagged early
Strengthen financial controls to use funds efficiently and lower risk by challenging current assumptions and practices
Reduce risk and improve performance by challenging existing assumptions and practices.
Use the Audit as an advisory process to look at how you can develop your charity
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Do you need an audit or independent examination?
If your charity is registered in the UK, trustees are legally responsible for making sure accounts are subject to the right level of external scrutiny. This depends on your charity’s income, assets, and legal form.
Where a charities gross income is less than £25,000 it is generally exempt from both audit and independent examination, unless this is specifically required by its Governing documents. However, Trustees may still choose to have accounts independently examined or audited to demonstrate good governance, increase funder confidence, or maintain transparency.
For Charities where there income is above £25,000, the external scrutiny required is as follows:
Independent Examination
Most Common
Required if income is between £25,000 - £250,000
Required if income is between £250,000-£1 million (and gross assets do not exceed £3.26 million)
Must be carried out by Fellows of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners or members of eligible bodies such as ICAEW, ICAS or ACCA.
Other factors: Certain charities (e.g. those required by their governing document, funders, or regulators) may still need an audit, even if below these thresholds.
Filing Deadlines for Charities
Annual accounts must be prepared within 10 months of the end of your charity’s financial year (9 months if the Charity is incorporated).
Charity Commission submission is required within 10 months after year-end for most charities.
Companies House submission applies to charitable companies and must be filed within 9 months of year-end.
Missing deadlines can result in financial penalties and can damage donor confidence.
Trustees are legally responsible for ensuring timely submission of accounts and reports.
Professional support ensures your filings are accurate, compliant, and submitted on time.
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