Treasurers and trustees

From practical tools to expert guidance, these resources are designed to support your ministry and protect your mission

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Briefing papers

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Finance and Governance

Accounting packages for churches and small charities

Accounting packages for churches and small charities

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Philanthropy

Legacy giving: Making charitable gifts in your will

Legacy giving: Making charitable gifts in your will

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Finance and Governance

Churches supporting missionaries: Your liabilities under SORP

Churches supporting missionaries: Your liabilities under SORP

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Finance and Governance

VAT: Churches renting property for their activities

VAT: Churches renting property for their activities

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Finance and Governance

Charity FAQ series: Can a charity...?

Charity FAQ series: Can a charity...?

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Finance and Governance

Registration of churches as charities

Registration of churches as charities

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Finance and Governance

Charity FAQ series: Can I pay my church or charity trustees?

Charity FAQ series: Can I pay my church or charity trustees?

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Finance and Governance

Is risk management right for churches?

Is risk management right for churches?

gifts

Finance and Governance

Gifts to pastors

Gifts to pastors

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Finance and Governance

Guide to churches on spiritual leaders and trustees

Guide to churches on spiritual leaders and trustees

gifts

Finance and Governance

Church: a family, a charity or both? What that means when giving gifts to members

Church: a family, a charity or both? What that means when giving gifts to members

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Finance and Governance

Volunteers in church: some dos and don'ts

Volunteers in church: some dos and don'ts

Blogs

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Finance and Governance

Legacies – could your church or charity benefit?

Rachel Steeden

Legacies – could your church or charity benefit?

Celebration moment for charity opening

Finance and Governance

New charity? A trustee’s guide to what comes next

Susie Child

New charity? A trustee’s guide to what comes next

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Finance and Governance

A question of pensions

Mark Partridge

A question of pensions

Emmanuel Church Brighton

Finance and Governance

Securing space for mission in Brighton with a loan

Chris Perkins

Securing space for mission in Brighton with a loan

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Finance and Governance

Helping supporters give: An introduction to handling card donations

Sarah Crispin

Helping supporters give: An introduction to handling card donations

Why the Fundraising Code matters to churches

Finance and Governance Fundraising

Why the Fundraising Code matters to churches

Susie Child

Why the Fundraising Code matters to churches

Governance that builds trust

Finance and Governance

Governance that builds trust

Rachel Steeden

Governance that builds trust

Building trust through effective church reports

Finance and Governance

Beyond the balance sheet: Building trust through effective church reports

Stephen Mathews

Beyond the balance sheet: Building trust through effective church reports

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Finance and Governance

Employment, volunteer and recruitment packs: 2026 updates

Rebekah Owens

Employment, volunteer and recruitment packs: 2026 updates

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Finance and Governance Charitable Giving Philanthropy

Why your donors might benefit from Gift Aid carry back – it’s not too late to make a charitable gift in the 2025-26 tax year

Rachel Steeden

Why your donors might benefit from Gift Aid carry back – it’s not too late to make a charitable gift in the 2025-26 tax year

Ex Gratia payments

Finance and Governance

Ex Gratia payments explained: What charity trustees need to know

Susie Child

Ex Gratia payments explained: What charity trustees need to know

Charity Trading

Finance and Governance

Five things to consider before setting up a trading subsidiary

Rachel Steeden

Five things to consider before setting up a trading subsidiary

Resources to buy

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Finance and Governance

Operational and governance policies for churches / charities

Operational and governance policies for churches / charities

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Finance and Governance

Fundraising policy with guidance notes

Fundraising policy with guidance notes

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Finance and Governance

Employment contract pack (including occupancy agreement) for churches

Employment contract pack (including occupancy agreement) for churches

Church and charity recruitment

Finance and Governance

Church and Charity Recruitment Pack

Church and Charity Recruitment Pack

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Finance and Governance

Employment contract pack (including occupancy agreement) for charities

Employment contract pack (including occupancy agreement) for charities

Employment contract pack for charities

Finance and Governance

Employment contract pack for charities (standard)

Employment contract pack for charities (standard)

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Finance and Governance

Employment contract pack for churches (standard)

Employment contract pack for churches (standard)

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Finance and Governance

Volunteer Agreement Pack for Charities

Volunteer Agreement Pack for Charities

Volunteer Agreement Pack

Finance and Governance

Volunteer Agreement Pack for Churches

Volunteer Agreement Pack for Churches

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Finance and Governance

VAT for Churches - a detailed guide

VAT for Churches - a detailed guide

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Finance and Governance

Policies for churches / charities - Tax evasion education and prevention policy with guidance notes

Policies for churches / charities - Tax evasion education and prevention policy with guidance notes

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Finance and Governance

Policies for churches / charities – trustee expenses

Policies for churches / charities – trustee expenses

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Finance and Governance

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