At Hawsons we recognise that not-for-profit organisations have very different requirements from other businesses and are currently exposed to a challenging economic climate.

Our dedicated team fully understands the complex, ever-changing regulatory requirements of the charity and not-for-profit sector.

Irrespective of your size we wish to support you to maximise the benefits you could achieve through our specialist professional advice.

Charities & Not-for-Profit organisations are currently exposed to a challenging economic environment coupled with extensive changes in their regulatory and legal framework. Given the additional pressures on fundraising, complex tax regimes, internal risk exposure and stakeholder demands, it has never been more important to obtain specialist professional advice.

Our services are partner led and undertake an extensive review process to ensure we give the best quality service. Our services include:

• Audit & charity independent examinations


• Accounts preparation


• Grant audits


• Strategy planning


• Tax and VAT consulting


• Personal tax


• Budget and forecasting


• Payroll


• IT services

Our team of experts are members of the ICAEW Charity and Voluntary Sector Special Interest Group. A great deal of our time is also spent attending sector events and conducting research to ensure we remain abreast of current issues. In doing this we ensure that our clients are kept up to date with the latest sector developments and legislation. We are committed to providing:

• Charities and not-for-profit seminars


• Sector newsletters


• Reporting and legislation updates

Simon Bladen - Manager	Our specialist team acts for a large number of charitable and not-for-profit organisations, many of whom have been clients for many years. These clients include a broad range of businesses in terms of size, structure and operation. We act for individuals, sole traders, unincorporated businesses, partnerships and limited companies. Simon Bladen has been responsible for developing the sector specialism over the last four years and leads a team of experienced staff in providing a variety of services to the sector.
Richard Frost - Partner	Richard, the firm’s managing partner has been a past president of both the Sheffield and District Society of Chartered Accountants and the Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry and is currently a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales