FFyntelinblog.fyntel.co.uk·Sep 9 · 2 min readHow to Produce a Charity Funder Report Without Spending a Week on ItFunder reporting is one of the most time-consuming administrative burdens in small charity finance. A finance officer managing ten restricted grants, each with quarterly reporting requirements, may sp00
FFyntelinblog.fyntel.co.uk·Aug 26 · 2 min readWhy Your Charity Budget Keeps Getting Overspent — and How to Fix ItBudget overspends are one of the most common and most frustrating problems in small charity finance. Persistent budget overspends are rarely caused by irresponsible spending. They are almost always ca00
FFyntelinblog.fyntel.co.uk·Aug 12 · 2 min readHow to Write a Finance Report Your Charity Trustees Will Actually ReadMost charity finance reports are not read. They are received, glanced at, and approved without meaningful discussion. This is not because trustees are disengaged. It is because most charity finance re00
FFyntelinblog.fyntel.co.uk·Jul 29 · 2 min readHow to Manage Restricted Funds When Your Accounting Software Can't Keep UpRestricted fund management is one of the most important and most challenging aspects of charity finance. Most accounting software used by small UK charities was not designed with charity fund accounti00
FFyntelinblog.fyntel.co.uk·Jul 15 · 2 min readQuickBooks for Charities — Why It Wasn't Built for You and What That Means in PracticeQuickBooks is a capable accounting system for small businesses. The problem for charities is that it was not designed for charity finance — and the gap between what small business accounting requires 00