Charities Team

Experience
Darren is a Manager in the Corporate department at Francis Clark with Winter Rule with specialist expertise in the Charities and Not-for-profit sector.
His experience includes:
- Assisting a variety of corporate clients with all of their accountancy requirements including annual financial accounts, statutory audit, management accounts, VAT returns, company secretarial work and corporation tax returns.
- Assisting both incorporated and unincorporated charity clients and churches with annual financial accounts in compliance with the Charities SORP, statutory audit, independent examination work and gift aid tax reclaims.
- Assisting Academy Schools with annual financial accounts, statutory audit and implementing appropriate accounting software.
- Auditing grant claims for Objective One, Lottery, Sport England and other grant award bodies.
- Auditing pension schemes.
Qualifications and professional positions
- Diploma in Charity Accounting ICAEW (2008)
- Chartered Accountant (2000)
- BA (Hons) Economics and Statistics, University of Exeter (1997)
Professional experience
- Since 2011 Charity and Corporate Accounts/Audit Manager, Francis Clark
- Since 2003 Charity and Corporate Accounts/Audit Manager, Winter Rule
- 2000-2003 Qualified Chartered Accountant, Winter Rule
- 1997-2000 Trainee Chartered Accountant, Winter Rule
Our Charities Team
Charities expertise
- Annual SORP compliant financial statements
- Voluntary and compulsory audits
- Management accounts
- VAT advice
- Advice on tax exemptions and trading activities
- Structural advice
- Implementing appropriate accounting software
