Funding

Public funding of large national charities

Comptroller and Auditor General, August 2007

Report on the complexity of funding arrangements between charities and public bodies.  It examines the experiences of 12 of the largest UK charities who together receive £742m in public funding. The report found that the variations between funders in the timing, payment terms and monitoring requirements can impose unnecessary transaction costs on charities, reducing their value for money for the taxpayer.

Full report [pdf 210kb]

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Funding guide to workforce development

NCVYS, July 2007

One of the biggest barriers for VCS staff and volunteers accessing external training is the availability of funding. This guide provides information on sources of funding to support the development of the  VCS children and young people’s workforce.

The guide is split in to six sections:

  1. Grants and public sector funding
  2. Charitable funding
  3. Loans (Government supported)
  4. Specialist and other sources of funding
  5. Tips on accessing funding or free training locally
  6. Sources of funding information

Funding guide [pdf 391kb]

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Shared aspirations: the role of the voluntary and community sector in improving the funding relationship with government

Mubeen Bhutta, NCVO, June 2005

Report based on research undertaken by NCVO, on behalf of the National Audit Office (NAO), to assess how far the funding recommendations from the Treasury's 2002 cross-cutting review were implemented.

Full report [pdf 314kb]

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Funding and procurement Compact code of good practice

Home Office, 1998

The Compact is the agreement between the Government and the VCS to improve their relationship for the benefit of each other and the communities they serve.

Many voluntary and community organisations enter into a financial relationship with Government to deliver outcomes on its behalf, either through grant funding or by supplying services purchased through public procurement. This code aims to influence behaviour in both the Government and the VCS so that a financial relationship can be constructed that allows the best possible outcomes to be achieved. 

Full report [pdf 644kb]

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Financial relationships with third sector organisations: a decision support tool for public bodies in England

The DST is a web-based tool from the National Audit Office which provides practical support for real-life decisions about the design of appropriate funding models.

Link to toolkit on the NAO website

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