If you are running a voluntary organisation, it is good practice that you have your accounts verified by someone who is independent of the organisation.
If your organisation has charitable status, that is, it is registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) then your charity’s accounts must be externally scrutinised.
The type of external scrutiny you choose depends on:
There are two recognised forms of external scrutiny:
Independent Examination
An independent examination looks at a charity’s accounting records and annual accounts and considers whether the accounts are a fair reflection of the underlying records.
It provides a degree of comfort to the reader that the figures in the financial statements and within the Trustees’ Annual Report present an accurate picture of the financial activity of the charity for the accounting period.
Audit
Under the accounting regulations, if the term ‘audit’ is used in your charity’s constitution or governing document, you must have your accounts audited by either:
Audits are more commonly required for larger charities, although smaller charities may also have to have an audit if this is stated the in governing document or through a decision made by the charity trustees.
It is in the best interest of charity trustees that they read OSCR’s Independent Examination Guidance which provides information on the forms of external scrutiny applicable to charities and what an Independent Examination involves and how to choose an independent examiner.
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