Non Profit
Charities are special, and at Global Pelican we understand this. Combining our in-depth knowledge of the sector with a detailed understanding of the activities of charities, we provide a supportive relationship that delivers long-term added value, helping you to focus on your priorities. By providing easy access to our partners and staff, we facilitate effective communication, ensuring that your issues are dealt with promptly and efficiently. We provide practical solutions to practical problems, helping ensure that the requirements of both trustees and executive management are met.

Our national charities team comprises auditors and advisers with specialist sector expertise and experience – members of the team have acted as accountants in national charities, or are actively involved as trustees. This helps us to understand the issues from your point of view. The team includes a comprehensive range of specialist VAT, tax, and risk management, as well as other sector advisers, facilitating delivery of a comprehensive, integrated and accessible service.

Audit, accounting and tax
Our core services are accounting, audit and tax. We provide a reliable and effective service, which helps you to meet statutory requirements. We use a tailored, risk-based audit approach, ensuring that we allocate our resources effectively and focus on your key issues.
Regular feedback through meeting with trustees and executive management, and through our constructive reports

on key audit findings, keep you fully informed and add significant value to the audit process.
We ensure our charity clients plan and conduct their tax affairs in the most tax-
efficient manner and advise on areas such as sponsorship and trading, in addition to the many complex VAT issues which you face.

Corporate governance and risk management
The demanding role of trustees is increasingly focused on matters such as governance, stewardship, accountability and transparency. We provide specific training on financial and non-financial matters, including trustee training, to ensure trustees clearly understand their role and responsibilities, as well as best sector practice. In partnership with the Charities Finance Directors Group, we undertake a comprehensive, annual survey of risk management approaches currently used by charities. This gives us unique knowledge of this area, enabling us to provide you with the most up-to-date guidance on best practice for risk management.

We also provide a well established seminar programme, incorporating seminars with specialist charity lawyers, speakers from the Charity Commission, sector umbrella groups and charity representatives.

Other services
In addition to the core services, you may need professional advice and help for exceptional circumstances. By drawing on resources from across the firm we can provide services such as advice on mergers, restructuring activities, human resources, performance measurement and benchmarking, for such circumstances.
Our approach is to offer integrated, practical, high quality services to help you do what you do best – helping others.