Cash management

Cash is the primary indicator of business health. An organisation can survive briefly without sales or profits, without cash it will fold. Therefore the inflow and outflow of cash needs careful monitoring and management.
Effective cashflow management protects the financial security of your business.
Good cash management means:
•    Knowing when, where, and how your cash needs will occur,
•    Knowing what the best sources are for meeting additional cash needs; and,
•    Being prepared to meet these needs when they occur, by keeping good relationships with bankers and other creditors. 

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Peter Pack, Amnesty International IEC chairman
News

Paying off Khan was 'least-worst option' according to Amnesty's IEC chair 41

Governance | Niki May Young | 1 Mar 2011

A full and frank explanation of the reasoning behind Amnesty International's pay-off packages to Irene Khan and Kate Gilmore has been given by the organisation's international executive committee (IEC) chairman, Peter Pack, in which he describes the payment to Khan of over £533,000 as the "least-worst option".

Russel Square after the London bombings. Copyright Frances Tyers
News

Islamic charity's funds not used for 7/7 attacks, finds Commission

Finance | Niki May Young | 23 Feb 2011

The Charity Commission has found no evidence to suggest that charitable funds from Iqra, a charity embroiled in the 7/7 London bombings when four of its trustees were found guilty of involvement, was used to facilitate the attacks.

Trust in charities has risen in recession
News

Trust in charities has risen in recession

Governance | Celina Ribeiro | 9 Jun 2010

Public trust in charities has risen since 2008, Charity Commission chair Dame Suzi Leather announced this morning.

The big asks - how to survive an economic downturn
Lessons to be learned from failed charity
Finance

Lessons to be learned from failed charity

Governance | 25 Sep 2008

The failure of One Plus could have been avoided if the charity had had more robust systems of governance and financial management - but the OSCR must also shoulder some of the blame.

Mentor codes
Case studies

Mentor codes

Governance | 1 Mar 2008

Sim Scavazza and Eric Carlin, chair and chief executive of Mentor UK, describe their major governance issues.

This is a charity, not a charity!
Case studies

This is a charity, not a charity!

Governance | Tesse Akpeki | 1 Mar 2008

An anxious new trustee is flabbergasted at the generosity of a cash-strapped charity's employment terms.

The tender trap: winner takes all
Strategy

The tender trap: winner takes all

Governance | Ian Harris | 29 Jan 2008

A look at "the tender trap" from the perspective of charities who sell their services.

Contract clarity
Finance

Contract clarity

Governance | 1 Sep 2007

Terry Wilcox argues that contract visibility is the lynchpin of financial sustainability.

The National Trust: join us and join in
Case studies

The National Trust: join us and join in

Governance | Fiona Reynolds | 1 Sep 2007

The National Trust is a charity with 3.5 million members and 49,000 volunteers that looks after 700 miles of coastline, 245,000 hectares of countryside, 300 historic houses and gardens, and dozens of other special places. Fiona Reynolds, its director-general, describes her big issue.

Advice to an international aid charity facing insolvency
Staff issues

Advice to an international aid charity facing insolvency

Governance | 1 Sep 2007

Vic Cocker, chair of WaterAid, and Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of British Red Cross, advise an international aid charity facing insolvency where the acquiescent trustees have been kept in the dark.

Avoiding a monetary muddle
Covering your cost bases
In-depth

Covering your cost bases

Finance | 1 May 2007

Richard Weaver and Ernese Skinner stress that fully understanding cost bases is essential for sound financial management.

Reserve reservations
In-depth

Reserve reservations

Finance | 1 Dec 2006

New research by the Charity Commission shows that charities have smartened up to the issue of reserves; but over a quarter still have no policy in place.

Staying in business control
Hidden treasures
In-depth

Hidden treasures

Finance | Tesse Akpeki | 1 Oct 2006

Financial stewardship is a strategic governance issue, so the best place to begin improving practice is in the boardroom. Tesse Akpeki gives a perspective on the role of the treasurer.

Pitfalls and pratfalls
In-depth

Pitfalls and pratfalls

Finance | Stephen Ravenscroft | 1 Oct 2006

The are many ways in which a charity can get into financial difficulty - and just as many lessons to be learned.

Too much trust
Blogs

Too much trust

Governance | 1 Jul 2006

Trustees need to gain assurance from a variety of sources that the information they receive from management is reliable. Charles Cox reports on a case of systematic fraud at the highest level.

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