Fundraising Companies in the UK: Guide to Companies
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Acumon Chartered Accountants·11 min read
Choosing the right fundraising provider is not simply about bringing in more donations. The support an organisation receives can influence how it builds relationships with funders, communicates its purpose and develops a more sustainable income strategy.
The UK has a varied fundraising services market, ranging from specialist consultancies and grant funding advisers to agencies supporting campaigns, donor engagement and long-term fundraising planning. Their approaches differ, as do the types of organisations, causes and funding challenges they work with.
This guide looks at a selection of companies providing fundraising services in the UK. It is not intended as a ranking. Instead, it offers practical context on who these providers are, the support they offer and the areas in which they are most active.
Acumon
Acumon is a UK firm of chartered accountants, registered auditors, and business advisors providing fundraising support to companies, charities, and international corporate groups.
The firm works with organisations ranging from growing owner-managed businesses and charities through to larger corporate groups and regulated entities. Its fundraising work is supported by financial planning, forecasting, financial modelling, funding strategy, investor readiness, and wider corporate advisory services.
Acumon holds a Public Interest Entity (PIE) audit licence, allowing the firm to work with listed companies and other entities subject to enhanced regulatory oversight in the United Kingdom. This regulatory background provides additional experience in financial reporting, governance, risk management, and the preparation of reliable financial information for external stakeholders.
In addition to its UK audit registration, Acumon holds audit licences in several international financial centres, including the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands (BVI), Jersey, and Isle of Man. These registrations support the firm’s work with international corporate groups whose ownership, investment, and operating structures extend across several jurisdictions.
International fundraising structures frequently bring together UK operating companies, overseas holding entities, investors, lenders, and other funding partners. This is particularly important in sectors such as investment management, technology, energy, and international trade, where financial projections and group information need to present a clear view of the organisation.
Acumon works with finance teams, founders, management, and boards to prepare financial information for fundraising discussions. The firm also helps organisations improve forecasting, reporting processes, governance arrangements, internal controls, and investor readiness as they grow.
Fundraising Capabilities:
Acumon provides financial and advisory support for organisations preparing to raise debt, equity, or a combination of both.
companies preparing for private equity or investor discussions
UK subsidiaries of international groups
charities and not-for-profit organisations
businesses preparing financial information for lenders
international holding companies and investment structures
Fundraising assignments are supported by experienced accounting and advisory professionals who remain directly involved throughout the work.
Regulatory Licences and Registrations:
Acumon holds a range of professional registrations that support its work with organisations operating in the UK and across international financial centres.
These include:
UK statutory audit registration
Public Interest Entity (PIE) audit licence
Jersey audit licence
Isle of Man audit licence
Cayman Islands audit licence
British Virgin Islands audit licence
These registrations reflect the firm’s experience with regulated financial reporting, international corporate structures, and groups containing entities in both the UK and major offshore financial centres.
Core Services:
Acumon provides fundraising support alongside accounting, tax, corporate finance, and business advisory services.
These include:
fundraising strategy and financial planning
investor readiness support
financial modelling for fundraising
forecasts, budgets, and scenario analysis
investor presentation support
funding applications and lender information
debt, equity, and hybrid funding structures
financial due diligence and transaction support
management accounts and financial reporting
governance, risk management, and compliance support
Fundraising work is delivered alongside discussions with management and boards regarding financial assumptions, funding requirements, business performance, reporting processes, and governance frameworks.
Many organisations begin preparing for fundraising when they reach a stage where existing resources no longer support their growth plans.
Acumon works with businesses that are:
preparing for external investment
seeking debt or equity finance
developing a funding strategy
expanding into international markets
operating within corporate group structures
preparing financial forecasts for investors or lenders
strengthening reporting before fundraising discussions
Early preparation gives management time to review financial records, test assumptions, develop realistic forecasts, and present the organisation’s funding requirements in a structured format.
Address: 1-2 Craven Road, Ealing, London, W5 2UA, UK
Charity Accountant
Charity Accountant is a specialist accountancy practice working with charities, community interest companies and social enterprises. They focus entirely on the not-for-profit sector, covering organisations involved in health, education, arts and culture, religion, and community welfare. Their work is shaped around the reporting, governance and fund accounting requirements that differ from ordinary commercial accounting.
They handle both routine finance work and more involved advisory assignments. This includes maintaining charity records, preparing accounts, carrying out independent examinations and helping organisations manage Gift Aid. They also provide financial information that trustees and boards can understand, rather than relying on standard commercial reports that do not reflect how charity funds are received and used.
Key Highlights:
Specialist focus on charities and social enterprises
Experience with charity-specific finance requirements
Work with organisations across several charitable sectors
Fixed-fee service structure
Support for trustees and charity leadership teams
Services:
Charity bookkeeping
Annual accounts preparation
Independent examinations
Gift Aid support
Management accounts
Charity finance consultancy
Contact Information:
Website: charityaccountant.co.uk
Phone: 0173 280 7482
Address: 117A St Johns Hill Road, Sevenoaks TN13 3PE
Charity Accountants by Taxwise Accountancy
Charity Accountants by Taxwise Accountancy is a specialist practice working mainly with small charities across the UK. They support charitable incorporated organisations, charitable companies, charitable trusts, unincorporated associations and community interest companies. Their accountants hold professional memberships with ACCA, IFA and AAT.
Their work centres on financial compliance and the recurring administration charities need to complete each year. They prepare accounts, submit annual returns and handle independent examinations, tax filings and trustees' reports. They also manage operational areas such as payroll, bookkeeping, pensions and Gift Aid records.
Price Bailey is a chartered accountancy and business advisory firm serving charities, companies and individuals in the UK and internationally. Their wider practice covers accounting, outsourcing, audit, tax, corporate finance, strategic planning, private wealth and employment matters. They operate through specialist teams rather than separating routine accounting from broader commercial or organisational advice.
Their charities and not-for-profit work sits alongside services for education, healthcare, public sector organisations and other regulated or mission-led bodies. They work through a partner-manager structure and maintain offices across several UK locations, as well as Dubai and the Eastern Caribbean. Their service model brings together financial reporting, governance, tax and strategic support within the same firm.
Key Highlights:
Chartered accountancy and advisory practice
Dedicated charities and not-for-profit sector work
Address: 8th Floor, Dashwood House, 69 Old Broad Street, London EC2M 1QS
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PriceBaileyLLP
Twitter: x.com/price_bailey
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/price-bailey
Instagram: www.instagram.com/pbpeople
Charity Accounting Partners
Charity Accounting Partners provides outsourced finance functions for growing UK charities. They work as an extension of internal teams, handling daily bookkeeping, management reporting and senior finance oversight. Their reporting is built around charity SORP, restricted funds, grant tracking and the information trustees, funders and auditors expect to see.
Their process begins with a review of accounting systems, reporting methods and financial controls. They then establish monthly reporting, budgeting and cash flow processes before moving into ongoing planning and governance support. Senior team members also attend board and finance committee meetings, explain financial results and work directly with trustees, budget holders and programme managers.
Key Highlights:
Outsourced finance function model
Chartered accountants with charity sector experience
Monthly and board-level reporting
Restricted fund and grant tracking
Support for UK and international charities
Flexible service packages without contract lock-ins
Rogers Spencer is a chartered accountancy firm based in Nottingham, working with businesses, charities and not-for-profit organisations across the Midlands. They begin engagements by looking at how an organisation operates, the pressures it faces and the results its leadership team is trying to achieve. Services are then structured around those requirements rather than delivered as a fixed standard package.
Their charity work forms part of a wider accountancy, audit and business advisory practice. They support Nottingham not-for-profits alongside small and medium-sized businesses, combining recurring financial administration with planning and advisory work. The same team structure covers accounts, payroll, bookkeeping, taxation and assurance assignments.
Key Highlights:
Nottingham-based chartered accountants
Work with charities and not-for-profit organisations
Treggena Ltd provides accounting and tax services to charities, trusts and nonprofit organisations across the UK. They prepare annual accounts, complete independent examinations and manage reporting to the Charity Commission and HMRC. Their work also covers the treatment of donations, grants and restricted funds within charity records.
They combine compliance work with financial planning and systems support. This includes setting up financial controls, tracking how grant and donor income is used, preparing clear reports for stakeholders and using accounting software to improve access to financial information. They also advise on Gift Aid, available tax reliefs and the distinction between restricted and unrestricted funds.
Key Highlights:
Accounting support for charities, trusts and nonprofits
Address: Office 21, The Old Brewery, Castle Eden, Hartlepool TS27 4SU
Facebook: www.facebook.com/treggenaltd
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/treggena-ltd
Instagram: www.instagram.com/treggenaltd
Xeinadin
Xeinadin is an accountancy, audit and advisory firm with a dedicated team for charities and not-for-profit organisations. They work with trustees and charity leadership teams on financial reporting, governance, tax and regulatory matters. Their specialists deal with the accounting rules and operational pressures that affect charitable structures, including donor expectations, reserves reporting and changes to the Charities SORP.
Their work covers both statutory responsibilities and the internal systems behind them. They carry out audits and independent examinations, prepare year-end accounts and review governance arrangements, controls and risk management. Training is also provided for trustees and staff who need a clearer understanding of finance, reporting and compliance duties.
Address: 116 Duke Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L1 5JW
Facebook: www.facebook.com/xeinadin
Twitter: x.com/xeinadin
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/xeinadin
Moore Kingston Smith
Moore Kingston Smith is a multidisciplinary audit, tax and advisory firm working across the charity and wider nonprofit sector. They combine sector-focused services with expertise in corporate finance, risk, digital systems, employment matters and organisational change. Their UK teams also draw on the Moore Global network when assignments involve organisations, funders or operations in different countries.
Their nonprofit work extends beyond annual accounts and audit. They provide advisory services for organisations managing donor-funded programmes, outsourced finance arrangements, governance risks and sustainability reporting. They also handle tax, payroll, forensic accounting, restructuring and third-party assurance through specialist teams within the firm.
Key Highlights:
Multidisciplinary audit, tax and advisory practice
Dedicated charity and nonprofit sector work
UK and international service capability
Experience with donor-funded organisations
Access to specialist teams across several disciplines
Perrys Chartered Accountants works with charities and nonprofit organisations through offices across London and Kent. Their in-house team includes charity accountants, tax specialists, VAT advisers, business strategists and corporate finance professionals. They assign a dedicated accountant to each organisation and base their advice on its structure, activities and reporting responsibilities.
Their work covers day-to-day accounting alongside governance, funding and financial planning matters. They prepare accounts and financial statements, carry out independent examinations and advise on reserves, investment reviews, treasury management and income diversification. Tax support includes Gift Aid, payroll giving, legacies, share options, VAT structures and the treatment of trading activities.
Key Highlights:
Charity accounting team across London and Kent
Dedicated accountant for each organisation
Combined accounting, tax and advisory expertise
Advice tailored to the charity's structure and activities
Choosing a fundraising provider usually comes down to more than the list of services on a website. Organisations need to think about the type of income they want to develop, the level of internal expertise they already have and how closely an external team will work with trustees, finance staff and leadership. Some providers focus on strategy and donor development, while others bring fundraising into a wider mix of financial management, governance, reporting and compliance.
This guide gives organisations a clearer starting point for that decision. It brings together providers with different structures, specialisms and ways of working, making it easier to compare what they actually do rather than relying on broad claims. The right choice will depend on the organisation itself, but understanding those differences early makes the selection process far more practical and much less dependent on guesswork.
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Written by the Acumon team
Acumon is an ICAEW-registered firm of chartered accountants and registered auditors
based in London, with offices in Pitstone, Aylesbury and Bournemouth. Need advice on
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