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Charities – Our Approach

We provide a free advice service by telephone and email to all our charity clients.  On a day to day basis, many of our Charities Group clients telephone or email us for ad hoc financial planning or general business advice which is outside the scope of our audit work or any specialist advice we are providing.  Answers to these queries are usually given on the spot or within a short timescale and no further action is required from us.

We believe it is very important that you should not be inhibited in contacting us for this type of support service because of fear about the possible cost.  We therefore provide this telephone and email advisory service free of charge.

If however any enquiry demands further research, or if certification or correspondence is required, we will advise you in advance that the matter falls outside the telephone and email advisory service. You then have the choice as to whether to incur the additional cost.

We find that this works very effectively with our other clients and helps to promote a positive working relationship.  We therefore ensure there are no hidden surprises in our fee quote.

Our audit planning procedures are designed to enable us to obtain a detailed understanding of the events, transactions and practices that, in our judgement, may have a significant effect on the annual accounts.  This allows us to focus our efforts on to those aspects of your activities where the risk of material misstatement is higher and keep costs to a minimum.

This will enable us to focus on your key requirements which are likely to include:

• A constructive and cost effective audit.
• A proactive approach.
• Experience in advising charities and providing other relevant services.
• Continuity of service from a committed team, resulting in an efficient and effective working relationship.
• In-depth specialist knowledge, combined with commercial awareness and technical competence to meet the particular needs of the charity sector.
• High-quality service which represents added value.

The Goldwins Charities Group is perfectly placed to meet all these requirements and exceed your expectations.