Booking Information
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Please be aware that you will have access to this course
for 180 days from the date of purchase
Online courses cannot be booked on behalf of someone else.
Access will only be granted to the person completing the online
order.
Who should attend?
This course was recorded in March 2022 and it suitable for charity
trustees exercise control over, and are legally responsible for, the management
of a charity. Although they are volunteers, their role as trustees carries
significant responsibility. For example, a charity's trustees are responsible
for the preparation of an annual report and financial statements which,
together, are generally recognised as key documents in the discharge of
accountability to external users. Thus, this course should be of interest to all
those involved in charity accounting and reporting, including trustees, charity
accountants and practitioners.
Course overview
- Early problems identified with charity reporting;
- Development and evolution of the charity SORP;
- Charity annual reporting requirements;
- Type of accounts that a charity should prepare under charity law;
- Major changes between SORP 2005 and the FRS 102 Charities SORP;
- The requirements of the FRS 102 Charities SORP with respect to the
trustees' annual report and financial statements.
- Charity performance and impact reporting
Key learning outcome
After attending this course, participants should have an appreciation of
the:
- early problems identified with charity reporting;
- development and evolution of the charity SORP;
- key changes between SORP 2005 and the FRS 102 Charities SORP; and
- requirements of the FRS 102 Charities SORP, particularly with respect to
the Trustees’ Annual Report (including impact reporting).
Speaker's Bio
Ciaran Connolly is Professor of Accounting at Queen's University Belfast and
Subject Leader for the Accounting Group in Queen's Management School. A fellow
of Chartered Accountants Ireland, he holds a DPhil from the University of Ulster
and an MBA from Queen's University Belfast. Ciaran's main area of research is in
the field of public services, particularly the financial and performance
measurement aspects of the charity and public sectors, and he has published
widely in this area.
Contact Us
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requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523
3930