Civil Society - Governance - In-depth - Paul Gibson

How to maximise income from a property sale

Wed, 8 May 2013 12:36:00 GMT

A lawyer, an accountant and the Charity Commission provide advice on maximising income from a property sale.

Key elements of a financial recovery plan - ten top tips

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:43:00 GMT

Alastair Smith and Paul Gibson look at why some charities struggle more with financial viability than others and offer some practical advice.

Dealing with a prominent patron who is a loose cannon

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:54:00 GMT

Paul Gibson offers some guidance to a board of trustees who is desperately trying to maintain control of their organisation

Perfect storm: A lesson in how not to run a charity

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 16:28:00 GMT

The charity had ridden into a perfect storm. Three major risks had crystallised at the same time. The charity could cope with any one of these but not all three at once. Two had not been identified on its risk register. The third had been identified but had not been considered to be major.

Setting up a hospitality trading company within Quaker values

Fri, 1 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Gibson believes Quaker values and careful management will see his charity safely through the recession.

Charity and money laundering

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In this article, Paul Gibson looks at money laundering and how a charity could be mis-used. In the next issue of governance, Paul will show how a charity can develop an anti-money laundering policy.