Which regulator covers a charity in Brighton?
Charities in Brighton are regulated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Registration generally follows once income exceeds £5,000, receipts-and-payments accounts are available to smaller non-company charities, and accruals accounts under the Charities SORP are required above that — with independent examination or audit depending on income and assets. NCVO is the sector's national infrastructure body here. We prepare accounts and reporting to exactly that framework rather than adapting a set built for a different nation.
Charities and social enterprises in Brighton
Brighton and the South East are known for digital, creative and tourism, and the social-sector organisations working alongside those industries need the same things: restricted and unrestricted funds tracked properly, the right level of external scrutiny, every eligible pound of Gift Aid reclaimed, and trustees who can read their own accounts. your local South East growth hub is a sensible first stop for local business support, and we handle the charity-specific reporting that sits on top of it.
Are our fundraising events exempt from VAT?
There is a specific exemption for fundraising events held by charities and their qualifying subsidiaries, covering income from admission, programmes and similar — but it is conditional. The event has to be organised and promoted primarily to raise money, and there is a limit on how many similar events you can hold at the same location in a year before the exemption is lost. Where it applies, output VAT is not charged; where it does not, it is, and the related input VAT position changes with it. Events are also the place where restricted and unrestricted income get mixed up most easily, so we set the coding up in advance.
