Course Details

This course presents an overview of the current and upcoming changes in UK corporate and financial reporting. The course covers company law changes as a result of the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act implementation, as well as a review of the upcoming changes to UK GAAP, specifically in relation to how they will impact charities across the UK.


Sustainability reporting is a fast-developing area, and this course reviews the current UK requirements, and look to the changes that will be implemented over the next few years, and how charities can prepare.


Finally, the course explores how financial statements can be used as a powerful communication tool, to advocate for the company and promote its success and achievements. This part of the course utilises real-life examples of how financial statements can demonstrate the activities and successes of a not-for-profit entity, and be used as a tool to promote the entity and the impact it has on its beneficiaries and their communities.

 

In this course Claire Thomson covers the following topics;

  • An overview of company law changes, as they impact charitable companies
  • An introduction to the new FRS 102 & 105 standards
  • Progress in sustainability reporting
  • Telling your story – financial statements as a communication tool

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Grant Thornton

Claire Thomson

Claire is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and trained with Grant Thornton Ireland. She spent 5.5 years in corporate audit, before moving to the firm’s risk & compliance team, where she spent 6 years supporting the all-Ireland practice as their UK financial reporting subject matter expert.

After a year in OmniPro’s Practice Support team, where she delivered webinars, developed technical content and provided post-monitoring support to firms, she has now joined Grant Thornton Northern Ireland, where she is Head of UK Financial Reporting and Accounting Technical, providing UK technical advice and support to local and international offices.