Employees from Robson Laidler are set to take part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks challenge to raise money for charities in the North East. Starting at 4:30am on Saturday 2nd September 11 members of staff plus 2 of their clients will take on the gruelling challenge, which they hope to […]
Category Archives: Charity
10
Aug
Aug
A couple of years ago, the Charities Commission carried out a review based on the reserves policy of a random sample of charities with income over £500,000. Within this review, the Charities Commission wanted to ensure whether charities had: explained their reserves policy; and stated their level of reserves correctly […]
12
Oct
Oct
Robson Laidler had its first TV debut last night featuring on the BBC Look North programme. The programme discusses The North of Tyne Combined Authority’s Good Work Pledge’ of which Robson Laidler are an accredited business, achieving high standards across the five pillars of Good Work Practice, which are: Promoting Health and […]
05
Aug
Aug
We are proud to announce that Robson Laidler is officially the first business in the North East to receive certification as a B Corporation (B Corp). We have joined 4000 businesses globally and 400 in the UK who have certified as B Corps reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well […]
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May
May
There are three notes in a charity trustees’ report which often contain inaccuracies. (As mentioned in previous blog entitled, What should be included in a Trustees’ report? These are: Reserves policy Key management remuneration Public benefit These notes are often misunderstood or do not contain correct information, so these have […]
06
May
May
Charities are vital for the support, encouragement, and enhancement of people’s lives, but during the Coronavirus pandemic they have gone the extra mile to support those in need and have shown an admirable resilience. Charities must provide evidence of the impact they deliver to the people they support, especially to […]
03
Sep
Sep
Last month I posted an article on my training for the Coast to Coast (C2C) cycle ride. I’m pleased to report our team managed to conquer the ride last weekend despite atrocious weather. We set off enthusiastically from Fernwood House on Friday morning loaded with enough fruit, water and chocolate […]
07
Aug
Aug
Here at Robson Laidler we have a strong focus on giving something back to the community. We have regular charity fund raising activities as well as volunteering opportunities. I’ll be honest I often ignore the requests for help with this or that charity effort but when someone suggested a charity […]
05
Aug
Aug
I agreed at the start of the year that I would join the rest of the team at Robson Laidler in running for our charity of the year – Freeman Heart and Lung Transplant Association. I’ve done a couple of half marathon’s before, the GNR in 2010 and the Sunderland […]
08
Aug
Aug
NEWCASTLE accountancy firm Robson Laidler has announced that it is well ahead of schedule to hit its ambitious target of raising £100,000 for local charities before 2020. The CSR team have confirmed that they have already reached £82,600 within only two years of setting the challenge and have helped over […]