Sector predicts both uncertainty and opportunity in hung parliament 1
Governance |
7 May 2010
Roger Chester
Head of Finance and Administration, LionHeart
Roger has worked in the NFP sector since 1975. His first experience of a computer was when the local authority audit section did the conga through the computer room at a Christmas party.
He has been head of finance and administration at LionHeart since 2002. His first contact with Charity Finance was when he rigged its business card draw at the Charity Accountants Conference. Ever mindful of the state of the planet he thinks that the best computer was the abacus as it relied on a biological power supply rather than an electrical one.
In 2011 he became a special advisor to the Al-Mizan Charitable Trust. He is also the current chairman of the finance and legal group at the Association of Charity Officers and at the start of 2012 he was appointed as a trustee for the Charity Employees Benevolent Fund.
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Civil society organisations are facing a worrying period of insecurity as a hung parliament appears nigh on certain, many sector commentators warned today.
HMRC has unveiled the data it proposes charities should have to provide when it introduces its iXBRL online filing requirements, and is asking charities to give feedback.
Smaller incorporated charities will not have to file accounts using iXBRL format until free software is available that suits their requirements, HMRC has said.
CFDG has revealed the five nominees for its upcoming trustee elections, with Ian Theodoreson, chief finance officer of the Church of England, and Kevin Barnes, director of finance at Barnardo’s, among the candidates.
Roger Chester offers a ‘how-to’ guide and advice on what to look out for including advice on shared responsibility agreements.
Roger Chester, who is head of finance and administration at LionHeart and also currently chair of CFDG, is proposing to set up a new foundation that will provide charities with independent investment guidance.
The Church of England’s chief finance officer Ian Theodoreson will stand for election as chair of the CFDG in September and is believed to be the favoured candidate among trustees.
Roger Chester reveals more about his plan to create an institute to provide impartial fund management assistance and advice to charities.
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