Annual Statutory Reporting
The Charities Act 2011 and its impact on wording of the Examiner’s Report in the Annual Reports and Accounts
The Charities Act 2011 came into effect on 14 March 2012, and consolidates previous charity legislation into a single comprehensive Act. The new Act does not change pre-existing legislation under the previous Charities Acts.
Whilst none of the requirements concerning Independent Examination (or Audit) have been changed, and whilst the essential substance of the Examiners Report therefore stays the same, inevitably the references to respective statutory provisions have changed. The Charity Commission is busy updating its publications, and the Auditing Practices Board has in hand the updating of their model example audit reports.
Here are some links to other websites and resources to help with preparing the PCC’s Annual Accounts
Resources from the National Church
A useful guide for PCC Treasurers, “PCC Accountability: The Charities Act 2011 and the PCC 5th Edition (March 2017) “, has recently been published by Church House. This book provides essential and up to date guidance for all PCCs in the preparation and scrutiny of their annual financial statements and reports and can be downloaded from the Parish Resources website
There is also some useful guidance on annual reporting for PCCs on the parish resources website:
Charity Commission
The following pages on the Charity Commission website are also relevant:
Accounting Software
Annual Financial Returns
This link takes you to the Annual Returns – Finance page
