Charity News: Signing accounts

The CCEW has updated its guidance on charity accounting that unless a charity’s governing documents specify otherwise, handwritten ‘wet’ signatures are not required when the trustees sign the annual report and accounts. Instead electronic signatures can be used, for example a typed signature or an electronic version of a handwritten signature. This updated guidance also applies to the signature on the independent examiner’s report.

This applies to both the copy of the annual report and accounts that are filed with the CCEW and any copies retained by the charity.

Charity reporting and accounting: the essentials November 2016 (CC15d)

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Posted by Colin Hamilton - Corporate Services Director/ Audit Responsible Individual on 19 Apr 2022

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Colin Hamilton - Corporate Services Director/ Audit Responsible Individual

Colin is a Director at Ward Williams who has more than 25 years of practical experience and qualified with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 2001.

He has a diverse portfolio ranging from small owner managed businesses to larger companies requiring audit together with a number of specialist clients such as charities, pension schemes, acadamies and solicitors. Colin provides a range of accounting, tax and audit services to these clients.

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