Knowledge Hub

  • Special Interest Group

    Relating the story of Relate

    Topics: Risk / People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Crisis management
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 19.03.2025

    CFG’s new Turnaround Special Interest Group held its first meeting in March and welcomed insolvency experts from FRP Advisory to share their insights and knowledge.

    Time to read: 2 minutes
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  • ICYMI: Finance Focus Winter 2025

    Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Investment / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Environmental, social, governance (ESG) / Economy and policy / Crisis management / Banking and financial services / Accounting and reporting
    Posted by: Emma Abbott
    On: 29.01.2025

    Read the Winter 2025 edition of Finance Focus (members only).

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Financial outlook survey: your input is vital!

    Topics: Crisis management
    Posted by: CFG
    On: 28.01.2025

    Professor Daniel King, Director of the VCSE National Data and Insights Observatory at Nottingham Trent University, explains why it's crucial for social sector finance professionals to participate in the latest VCSE Barometer Survey.

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Research

    Report: CFG's survey reveals deep concern over rise in ERNICs

    Topics: Risk / Procurement and resources / People and culture / Governance, legal and compliance / Funding / Financial sustainability / Economy and policy / Crisis management
    Written by: CFG
    On: 03.12.2024

    The majority of charity employers are concerned about absorbing significant additional staffing costs following the government's decision to increase Employer National Insurance Contributions, according to CFG's latest survey.

    Time to read: 15 minutes
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  • Charities under pressure

    Topics: Crisis management / Financial sustainability / Funding / Risk
    Written by: Stephen T Dean
    On: 04.10.2024

    The cost of living crisis continues to challenge organisations of every size. Stephen T Dean from Grant Thornton UK takes a look at the pressures charities are facing in 2024 and what they are doing to manage them.

    Time to read: 3 minutes
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  • The vital role of finance leaders in charity turnaround

    Topics: Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Financial sustainability / Crisis management / Accounting and reporting
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 17.07.2024

    Interim Finance Director and turnaround specialist, Simon Hopkins, shares his key insights and advice on successfully turning around struggling and failing charities.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Resilience of charity income

    Topics: Risk / Leadership and career development / Funding / Financial sustainability / Crisis management
    Written by: Robin Aitken
    On: 16.05.2024

    In this second part of his series on resilience, Robin Aitken takes a look at what to do when the going gets tough and the income streams dry up.

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Talking about... Charity reserves

    Topics: Risk / Governance, legal and compliance / Financial sustainability / Crisis management / Accounting and reporting
    Posted by: Emma Abbott
    On: 11.07.2023

    We're talking about... What are reserves? Does your charity need them and if so, how should they be managed? Three charity CEOs - Sarah Vibert, Jane Ide and Caron Bradshaw, explore the issues on the CFG podcast. Listen...

    Time to read: 1 minutes
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  • Martyn’s law and public protection – what you need to know

    Topics: Risk / Governance, legal and compliance / Crisis management
    Written by: Dr Clare Mills
    On: 31.05.2023

    The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, or Martyn's Law, is about to pass through Parliament. Dr Clare Mills takes a look at the legislation and sets out what you need to know if your charity owns or manages a publicly accessible location.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Interview

    To boldly go, into a charity merger

    Topics: Risk / People and culture / Leadership and career development / Financial sustainability / Crisis management
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 12.05.2023

    Ben Clarkson, Chief Operating Officer at Asthma + Lung UK, explains what it takes to lead a successful merger of two charities and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

    Time to read: 6 minutes
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  • Charities’ resilience will be tested this year

    Topics: People and culture / Crisis management
    Written by: Nazreen Visram
    On: 01.02.2023

    Facing a troubled social and economic landscape once again, Nazreen Visram from Barclays explores what charities need to do to keep delivering for their beneficiaries.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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  • Getting off to a great start

    Topics: People and culture / Financial sustainability / Crisis management
    Written by: Emma Abbott
    On: 19.01.2023

    Ongoing uncertainties and challenges can make us worry about the future. But with the right support, networks and advice, 2023 can get off to a great start, writes Emma Abbott.

    Time to read: 4 minutes
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