Richard Weaver

Richard Weaver

Richard Weaver is a partner at haysmacintyre.

In addition to statutory audit, Richard provides advice on financial systems reviews, management reporting structures, best practice and policy matters exclusively for a wide range of not-for-profit sector clients.

Weaver has experience in both small and medium-sized commercial organisations in addition to charities. He also heads up the charity internal audit team providing ad hoc and structured advisory services to meet individual client needs.

Weaver coordinates the internal update courses for charities, as well as a collaborative series of trustee training sessions with Farrer & Co.  He is editor of Charity Briefing, its regular newsletter for charities and speaks at a range of conferences often on finance and governance issues affecting charities.  Richard also worked closely with the policy unit at the Charity Finance Directors Group co-authoring its publication Know your cost base, know your charity. 

 

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Audit Survey 2011 - when the going gets tough

With the prospect of hard times ahead, charities are demanding more from their auditors, finds Diane Sim.

Audit reports: Double-negative transparency

The new format of charity audit reports devalues the audit process, believes Richard Weaver.

New audit guidance

Updated audit guidance incorporating new international standards and charity accounting regulations has been released by the Auditing Practices Board. Don Bawtree reports. Additional analysis by Richard Weaver.

Richard Weaver's election wish list

As the election looms large, Richard Weaver lobbies for ten improvements that would help charities survive the next five years.

Charity Audit Survey 2009

Now in its seventeenth year, Charity Finance’s annual review of the charity audit market and related reporting issues is based on data from 1,097 charities with collective annual income of £20.3bn and audit fees of £22.2m.

Year-end logjam

Many charities have March year-ends. Richard Weaver examines whether this really makes sense. Many charities have inherited 31 March year-ends. But is this the most appropriate date for your charity?

Gift horses

How to increase gift aid income in times of changing taxation

Certifiable concerns

An overview of audit certificate problems

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