Charity Accounts - good area to target?

System
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edited June 18 in AAT member discussion
Just wondered whether many MIPs have targeted charities as potential clients? I recently did an AAT mastercourse on charity accounting and the lecturer recommended charities as a potential growth area for new clients. I have joined the Association of Charitable Independent Examiners as an Associate member, with a view to becoming a full member after obtaining some experience in charity accounts.

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  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Charity Accounts

    Could you give me contact details for the Independent Examiners organisation for charity accounts. Also was the mastercourse good value and informative - If you have any handouts from the course I would be interested, that's if you don't mind. I haven't actually attended any of the mastercourses yet but from the details on the web they look quite good value.

    My email is alysonstoakley@yahoo.co.uk
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Charity Accounts - good area to target?

    The Charity course was very informative and the speaker, Sarah Smith, was excellent. I am the treasurer of my local nursery, which is a charity, and I went on the course just to gain a better understanding of how to prepare charity accounts. However I left the course realising that there are very few accountants with official Charity Independent Examiner status and thought that it may be a good area to target for potential clients.

    The ACIE address is:

    Bentley Resource Centre, High Street, Bentley, Doncaster, DN5 0AA

    Tel 01302 828338
    Email info@acie.org.uk
    Web www.acie.org.uk

    Their website is very good and you can actually download membership forms etc. Anyone can join as an Associate member, but then to become a Full member you need to have prepared at least two sets of charity accounts and also be able to provide a reference.

    I will attempt to scan and email my course notes to you in the next day or so.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Charity Accounts - good area to target?

    Very many thanks, especially for the course notes coming in the next few days. When I attend a mastercourse I will pass any handouts through the forum to other interested members.

    I have told my local chamber of commerce that I would do accounts etc for local charities/disabled organisations at cost only, ie free as a contribution to the local community. Lets hope I don't get inundated with too many organisations - a couple would be fine.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Charity Accounts - good area to target?

    Paul, can i ask which AAT mastercourse in charity accounting you attended - i have searched this website and can find no reference to it and would be interested in attending the next one.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Charity Accounts - good area to target?

    Debbie, the course was held in Leeds at the end of September. I would be happy to send you a copy of the course notes if you email me your address or provide a fax number and I will fax the notes to you.
  • System
    System Posts: 100,534 🤖 Admin 🤖
    Re:Charity Accounts - good area to target?

    Hi paul, that would be great - thank you. My email address is d.acreman@aol.com

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