Professional financial support across South Africa
Schools, NPOs & community organisations

Financial reporting built for accountability.

Accounting, governance and compliance support for schools, nonprofit companies, voluntary associations, trusts and community organisations.

Financial records Bookkeeping and restricted-fund tracking
Annual reporting Statements and audit preparation
Governance Budgets, controls and committee reporting
Compliance NPO, CIPC, SARS and funder requirements

Different stakeholders need one consistent set of records.

Management, governing bodies, donors, regulators and independent practitioners should be able to understand how funds were received, used and reported.

Accounting

Bookkeeping and fund accounting

We organise operating, donor, project and restricted-fund transactions so that each funding stream can be reported clearly.

  • Income and expenditure processing
  • Restricted-fund tracking
  • Bank and control reconciliations
  • Project and programme codes
Reporting

Annual financial statements

Annual statements are prepared from the final accounting records and appropriate supporting schedules.

  • Financial position and performance
  • Cash-flow statement
  • Fund and reserve disclosures
  • Accounting policies and notes
Governance

Budgets and management reporting

Regular reports help boards, governing bodies and management monitor spending, commitments and available funds.

  • Annual budgets
  • Actual-to-budget reporting
  • Cash-flow forecasts
  • Committee and board packs
Assurance

Audit and examination preparation

We prepare lead schedules and supporting files for the appointed auditor, reviewer or examiner.

  • Working-paper files
  • Funder schedules
  • Prior finding follow-up
  • Request-list coordination
Funder reporting

Grant, donor and project reporting

Project expenditure is reconciled to the accounting records and the funder’s reporting format.

  • Project statements
  • Budget utilisation
  • Supporting-document files
  • Unspent-fund reconciliations
Compliance

NPO, PBO and statutory support

We assist with ongoing entity, tax and nonprofit compliance based on the organisation’s legal form and approvals.

  • NPO reporting support
  • PBO and tax-exemption information
  • Section 18A administration support
  • CIPC and payroll compliance

Accountability depends on the underlying records.

An organisation may report to members, learners, parents, donors, boards, government departments and independent practitioners.

A structured chart of accounts and supporting file helps the same transaction be reported consistently to each stakeholder.

Restricted funds separately tracked
Donor conditions linked to expenditure
Budgets approved and monitored
Cash and bank controls documented
Payroll and statutory costs reconciled
Annual reports supported by schedules
01
Understand the organisation
02
Set up reporting categories
03
Process and reconcile
04
Prepare stakeholder reports
05
Support independent review
06
Monitor compliance

From initial review to completed reporting.

The exact scope is agreed after reviewing the entity, records, reporting period and outstanding requirements.

STEP 01

Understand the organisation

We review the legal form, activities, funders, governance structure and reporting obligations.

STEP 02

Set up reporting categories

Funds, projects, programmes and cost centres are structured in the accounting records.

STEP 03

Process and reconcile

Transactions and balances are recorded and reconciled throughout the reporting period.

STEP 04

Prepare stakeholder reports

Management, donor or annual reports are prepared from the same reconciled records.

STEP 05

Support independent review

The audit, examination or assurance file is organised for the appointed practitioner.

STEP 06

Monitor compliance

Outstanding NPO, tax, CIPC, payroll and funder actions are tracked.

Documents normally requested.

The final request list depends on the assignment and the condition of the current records.

Prepare the core records before the review.
Gather documentsReconcile balancesConfirm deadlines
Founding document or constitution
NPO, NPC or trust registration documents
Tax-exemption and Section 18A approvals
Bank statements and reconciliations
Donation and grant agreements
Project budgets and reports
Payroll records
Asset registers
Governing-body or board minutes
Prior financial statements
Prior audit or examination reports
Donor and regulator correspondence

Common nonprofit reporting problems.

Identifying these matters early helps define the records, corrections and follow-up work required.

Restricted funds are mixed

Project or donor funds cannot be separately identified in the accounting records.

Reports are prepared outside the ledger

Donor reports are maintained in spreadsheets that do not agree with the accounts.

Governance approvals are missing

Budgets, major expenses or related-party matters are not properly documented.

Supporting documents are incomplete

Expenditure cannot be linked to invoices, contracts or approved programmes.

Tax-exempt status is misunderstood

The organisation assumes that nonprofit status removes all tax and filing obligations.

Annual reporting falls behind

Financial statements, NPO reports or funder reports remain outstanding for several periods.

Official nonprofit and tax resources.

The organisation’s legal form and approvals determine its reporting obligations.

Link

DSD NPO obligations

Link

SARS

SARS Tax Exempt Institutions

SARS

SARS

SARS Public Benefit Organisations

SARS

CIPC

CIPC

CIPC

Need reporting support for a school or NPO?

Send the legal form, financial year-end, funder requirements, latest records and outstanding reports so that we can assess the work required.

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