The Community Accountancy Service provides financial advice for charities, community groups and social enterprises working in Lewisham.  Our Community Accountant understands the pressures and challenges faced by this sector.  She can support you at all stages of your organisation’s growth. For example:
 
Setting up a new community group

• an overview of financial implications and responsibilities
• creating budgets and forecasts to support funding applications

Getting going

• financial awareness training for your management committee
• help with setting up basic bookkeeping systems

As the organisation grows

• preparing for audit or independent examination
• budgeting for full cost recovery
• developing trading activities

Funding Strategy and Business Plans

In recent years we have seen a growing demand for help with writing business plans that are suitable for charities and social enterprises.  As well as one-to-one advice on this topic there is a training course that you may find useful - Becoming an Enterprising Charity which includes business planning and trading for income generation - see the Training section for more information.

For more information about one to one support and training on finance issues please contact Christine Wykes-Driver on: 020 8314 6576 or e-mail: christine@valewisham.org.uk