Charity SORP compliance, done properly.
ICAEW-qualified specialist support for UK charities through the 2026 SORP changes and beyond.
The new charity SORP is here. Is your charity ready?
The revised charity SORP applies to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026. It brings the most significant changes to charity accounting in over a decade, and every UK registered charity preparing accounts on the accruals basis is affected. For finance teams and trustee boards, this is a genuine decision point, not a routine update.
Finance Directors and Trustees are already feeling the pressure. The new income recognition framework. The expanded fund accounting disclosures. The introduction of new lease accounting under FRS 102. The changes to the Trustees' Annual Report. The need to restate prior year comparatives. We understand exactly what is keeping you up at night, and we know how to take it off your plate without alarm or drama.
Many charities will try to handle the transition internally and find midway through that they need specialist support. Others will pay generalist accountants who do not understand the sector. A small number will get it right first time by working with a firm that does only charity finance.
Charity Accounting Partners is one of those firms.
A calm, guided path through SORP 2026
SORP transition planning
We assess where your current accounts sit against the new framework and build a clear, prioritised plan for your charity's first SORP-compliant year. No surprises, no last-minute panic.
A clean, board-ready first year under the new SORP
We handle the technical work behind the scenes, updating your comparatives, fund treatment and disclosures, so your first year under the new framework is calm, credible and audit-ready.
A Trustees' Annual Report that strengthens your story
Our team refreshes your Trustees' Annual Report so it meets the expanded expectations and reads as a confident, funder-ready account of the year, not a compliance box-tick.
Ongoing finance support from a charity-only team
Beyond the transition, we can act as your outsourced finance function, independent examiner or Finance Director, so leadership always has senior charity-finance support to lean on.
Trustee and Finance Committee briefings
We run private briefing sessions for trustee boards and finance committees on what the SORP changes mean for governance, fundraising disclosure, and financial decision-making.
A smoother audit or independent examination
For charities above the audit threshold, we prepare your year-end file so your examiner or auditor has everything they need. Less back-and-forth, fewer queries, a faster sign-off.
Charity finance is different. Your accountant should be too.
Charity finance is genuinely different from commercial finance. Restricted and unrestricted funds. Statement of Financial Activities, not a profit and loss. Gift Aid mechanics. The Charity Commission as a regulator alongside Companies House. Most accountants encounter charity work occasionally; the technical detail is unforgiving and the consequences of getting it wrong include qualified independent examiner reports, governance challenges, and funder withdrawals.
Charity Accounting Partners works only in the charity sector. ICAEW chartered, KPMG-trained leadership, with a fully remote UK-wide model that delivers senior expertise without London-firm pricing. Trusted by UK charities from £250,000 income through to multi-million-pound international organisations.
Charity finance is what we do. Nothing else.
Meet our founder
Charity Accounting Partners is led by Carl Wakeford, an ICAEW chartered accountant with a KPMG background and over a decade of specialist charity sector experience. Carl built the firm to bring big-firm technical rigour to the charity sector without big-firm pricing or detachment. He works directly with every CAP client during onboarding and through the SORP transition.
Read Carl's storyA 30-minute conversation, no pressure, no obligation
30-minute call
You tell us about your charity, your current finance setup, and where you feel exposed under the new SORP.
Honest assessment
We give you a candid view of what we can do for you, what you can keep doing internally, and what level of support makes sense.
No-obligation proposal
If there's a fit, we send a clear, fixed-fee proposal within 48 hours. If not, you leave the call better informed and we part as friends.
No pitch. No pressure. Just an honest conversation.
Common questions about the 2026 SORP
Ready to talk about your 2026 SORP transition?
A 30-minute call with our team will give you a clear view of where you stand and what your charity actually needs.