Martin Aitken & Co attended and supported this year’s The Gathering event. This free annual event was organised by SCVO and provided valuable insights into Scotland’s vibrant third sector.  At this event, Martin Aitken & Co presented an essential guide to financial regulations for 2013 and David Davison of Spence & Partners gave a review of pensions.  To view these presentations, simply click the links below:

The Gathering PowerPoint Presentations:

Charity Financial Regulation Update 2013 and Pensions Review - Adrienne Airlie

The Gathering Pension Presentaion - David Davison

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Adrienne Airlie and Ewen Dyer are the lead Partners involved in this sector and are aided by their team, all of whom are members of ACIE. Adrienne is Scottish Convenor of ACIE and a member of ICAS Charities Committee. She has assisted with OSCR and Scottish Government Committees in the drafting of legislation. Both Adrienne and Ewen have presented Charities Training Courses for ICAS, ACIE, CIMA and The Gathering. Adrienne is also a Board Member of one of Scotland’s largest Global Aid Charities.

The charitable and not-for-profit sector has changed so much in the last few years and we at Martin Aitken & Co have ensured we have the knowledge and understanding to help our many charity clients be fully aware of their obligations, given the need for transparency and increased demands now placed on them.

We can assist you by ensuring accounts and returns are SORP compliant and meet the requirements of the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).  Charities are a significant part of our client base and include many local charities and trusts ranging from horticulture, the arts, care organisations to medical and religious organisations.   They range in size from small local charitable groups with income under £15,000 to very large Scottish religious groups and organisations providing child care nationally.  Therefore regardless of size, we feel that all charities can benefit from our specialist services which include:

• Internal / External audit
• Internal controls healthcheck
• Trustee support
• Funding audits (eg. ESD, ERDF)
• Risk management
• Independent examination
• Governance training
• Bookkeeping and Management Accounts
• Trading subsidiaries
• Tax & Vat advice
• Business support

	Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator http://www.oscr.org.uk/
	Charity Commission http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/
	The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations http://www.scvo.org.uk/
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