SORP 2026 has been published
3 November, 2025Last updated21 January, 2026The new Charities Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (‘the Charities SORP’) was published on Friday 31 October 2025. The Charities SORP and SORP 2026 will apply to accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2026.
NICVA response to the new draft SORP
12 June, 2025Last updated16 June, 2025NICVA has submitted its response to the Charities SORP-making body on The Exposure Draft Statement of Recommended Practice 2026: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (the Exposure Draft SORP).
New Charities SORP consultation launched
2 April, 2025Last updated2 May, 2025The joint SORP-making body has launched a public consultation on the next version of the charities SORP, the accounting and reporting framework for charities that prepare accrual accounts, running for 12 weeks from 28 March – 20 June 2025.
Basic finance tutorial videos
22 February, 2022Last modified6 January, 2026NICVA has developed a series of tutorial videos to help treasurers and trustees of small to medium sized voluntary led organisations understand the basics of financial record keeping and good financial governance.
Reminder: Trustees can still Complete their Annual Monitoring Return
26 January, 2021Last updated2 August, 2024The Charity Commission has stopped sending reminders to charities. However, online services is still operational and charities can complete their annual monitoring return and upload their reports & accounts.
Charity Annual Reporting
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