What Nine Years of Supporting Charities Have Taught Us About Financial Resilience
2026, and Beyond Profit is turning 9. It’s a huge achievement both professionally and personally, because running a business, and running a business...
What Financial Oversight Should Really Look Like at Board Level
Financial oversight in charities should go beyond simply reviewing accounts, with financial responsibility also extending beyond the nominated...
How Much Should Your Charity Hold in Reserves? A Practical Guide for Trustees
Managing and running a charity means you are always watching over finances and funding. You will know how much money you have, how much funding is...
What the Cyber Governance Code Means for Small Charities
Cyber-attacks are a big problem for charities. They’re sophisticated in their approach, cause intentional harm, are increasing in frequency every...
Trustees, Are You Looking After Your Wellbeing?
We post, and we also know firsthand about the duties that trustees have and how, for many trustees, the role can soon become a balancing act,...
Changes to the Charity Accounting Framework Now in Effect
New year, new accounting framework for charities. As planned, discussed, debated, and announced in 2025, the changes to the Charities Statement of...
Reflecting on Charity Success and Looking Ahead to 2026
December. The last month of the year, and a time (and opportunity) for us to look back at 2025. To review and reflect, and slow down, maybe, just a...
Why Political Neutrality Matters for UK Charities
"Charities must remain independent and not have a political purpose." The work of charities is often at the forefront of some of the most sensitive...
Planning for the Future: Budgeting and Reserves Policies
How, as a charity, are you going to continue offering what you do? How will you grow and develop your services? Where does the charity want to be in...
How UK Charities Can Benefit from Cross-Sector Collaboration
We know and we understand the constant challenge charities face in securing more funding, more resources, and more support. With challenges...
When Is It OK To Pay UK Charity Trustees? A Guide to Compliance
Trustees are volunteers. We don't get paid for the role that we perform, and we know this. It's what we sign up for. We become trustees because we...
Charity Finance Focus – 3 Key Financial KPIs Every UK Charity Should Track
Many charities rely on one basic (yet fundamental) question, not just at the end of the financial year but at the end of every campaign and...
The Growth Trap: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better for Purpose-Driven Businesses
When I founded Beyond Profit, it wasn’t about scaling fast or chasing the usual business milestones - it was about solving a problem I had seen...
Conflicts of Interest in Charities – What Are They and Why Are They Important?
Conflicts of interest affect all charities, regardless of size, type, or charitable purpose. And when cases and stories of conflicts of interest...
Financial Oversight for UK Charities
Transparency is vital for charities when it comes to having, and also providing, financial data and information. Vital as it is the one area that...