From Draft to Practice: Preparing for the 2026 Charities SORP
Sudhir Singh
Stuart McKay
With the updated SORP set for publication by the end of October 2025 and coming into effect for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2026, trustees and charities need to be prepared and don’t have much time to do so. That’s where our webinar will help.
Join our esteemed and some of the sector’s most informed and experienced speakers on charity accounting for a webinar examining the key changes that the 2026 Charities SORP (Statement of Recommended Practice) brings to financial statements.
This 75-minute session is designed to give those needing to adopt the SORP a clear and concise overview and understanding of the main changes and the implications for their charity and to identify the steps to take.
Agenda:
- Trustees’ Annual Report and the compliance tiers.
- Statement of Financial Activities and Cashflow.
- Major changes in the treatment of leasing and income.
- Points of detail and disclosure, for example on heritage assets, ex gratia payments, and investment total return.
- Closing Q&A.
Who should attend?
Whether you are a trustee, especially a Treasurer or other Trustee with a particular interest in or responsibility for the charity’s statutory Report and Accounts or someone who has a responsibility for preparing Charity SORP-compliant financial statements for a charity, this webinar will help you understand the implications of the new proposals and how to apply them in your situation in the real world.
This webinar is part of MHA’s comprehensive implementation guide to the new Charities SORP, building on insights from our previous session in May 2025. You can watch that webinar on demand here: MHA | Key Changes in the 2026 SORP Exposure Draft
Speakers/Participants
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Partner
Sudhir Singh Head of Not for Profit, PartnerSudhir is a recognised voice in the NfP sector, with deep insight into charity accounting and governance. He is closely involved with charity reporting developments and brings a practical lens to strategic challenges.
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Partner
Stuart McKay Partner
Stuart specialises in advising charities and not-for-profits on technical accounting and compliance matters, with extensive experience navigating sector-specific regulations.
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Nigel Davies MHA Consultant and Former Head of Accountancy Services at the Charity Commission for England and Wales
Nigel is a Chartered Certified Accountant with over twenty years’ experience in the charity sector. He is a member of the IFR4NPO Practitioner Advisory Group, Healthcare Financial Management Association’s NHS Charity Finance Group, and a director of the Association of Church Accountants and Treasurers (ACAT). He has is a regular speaker on charity financial reporting issues and has written a number of articles on topical accountancy issues including the ACCA Factsheets: ESG reporting for smaller charities (October 2022) and Going concern and the alternate basis of accounts preparation for charities reporting under UK-Ireland GAAP (November 2023).
