Martin Price Associates

Consultants to the Third Sector in Wales

Ymgynghorwyr i'r Trydydd Sector yng Nghymru      

 

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We offer a comprehensive programme of workshops for charities operating in Wales

 

Workshops can also be held in-house and tailored to your particular needs. Email us on enquiries@martinprice.com  for details

Training - Social Enterprise and Sustaining your Charity


Business Planning

·        A Business Plan for a Charity is usually drawn up when a funder requires it – Community Fund, Local authority etc.

·        A good Business Plan is not just for funders.  It should be convince the Trustees, Management Committee, staff, volunteers, beneficiaries – indeed all the stakeholders that the charity is worth supporting, and knows what it is doing.

·        The workshop is designed to highlight the issues which should be considered in drawing up a business plan.

 


The Pros and Cons of being a Company limited by Guarantee

  • What is a charity?
  • What is a company limited by guarantee?
  • Basic legal structures – advantages and disadvantages
  • Legal requirements
  • Committee members’ roles and responsibilities
  • Financial reporting requirements
  • Practicalities of moving from a Charity to being a Company limited by Guarantee

Creative Enterprise – Think laterally about your Social Enterprise

 

  • The aim is to raise awareness of the potential for enterprise, using the medium of an arts-based virtual business. 
  • Participants will assess existing skills or identify a new skill they wish to acquire. 
  • The workshops are informal and fun, whilst providing a valuable introduction to basic business skills, such as marketing techniques, basic business planning and finance.

 


Business Idea Generation

 

  • You want to set up a Social Firm or Community Enterprise
  • What products can you sell?
  • What are the capabilities of your workforce?
  • Who will be your first customers?
  • How do you start?

 


How to be a Good Treasurer

·           Why keep accounts?

·           Demystifying book-keeping

·           Good practice

·           How many cheque signatories?

·           The need for external audit / inspections

·           What is the Charity Commission looking for in charity Accounts?

·           What else should a treasurer do besides keeping the books?

 


Other Workshops:  Getting in the Money | Social Enterprise and Sustaining your Charity

 

Martin Price Associates

Consultants to the Third Sector in Wales

Ymgynghorwyr i'r Trydydd Sector yng Nghymru

37 Cardiff Road

Dinas Powys

Vale of Glamorgan

Wales

United Kingdom

CF64 4DH

Tel: +44 (0) 29 2051 4034  Fax: +44 (0) 29 2051 4655

enquiries@martinprice.com

http://www.martinprice.com