BESPOKE BOOKKEEPING
for charities, artists, arts organisations & independent businesses
Does managing your finances take you away from the work you love?
Would you like to free up your time but don’t have the resources to employ someone?
Being on top of the finances is a critical part of any business, but for many it can feel daunting and is time-consuming.
I can work flexibly with you to keep you on track, save you time and give you peace of mind.
SERVICES
Processing sales and purchases
Ensuring all payments are made and received in a timely manner and are filed and coded correctly​
Year End
Preparing your organisation for year end and working with your accountants to ensure a smooth process for filing your accounts and filing your TAR (Trustee Annual Report) with the Charity Commission
Software Setup
Setting up your business on online platforms such as Quickbooks, to enable you to code project income and expenditure, produce project specific reports, create invoices templates and produce management accounts for the governing board.
Bank reconciliation
Checking and coding every transaction against the bank statement, including company credit cards and petty cash, conducted on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis
Paying staff
Working with a payroll provider to generate weekly and monthly payslips and submissions to HMRC.
Processing Gift Aid
Collating and processing Gift Aid with HMRC
Processing VAT returns
Preparation of your monthly or quarterly VAT return and submission to HMRC.
Budget setting and cash flow
Setting realistic budgets and cash flow to support funding applications and your business planning
CLIENT FEEDBACK
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Emma is brilliant
Emma Ponsford, CEO, Emma Ponsford Bookkeeping
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What a whizz with a calculator
Emma Ponsford, CEO, Emma Ponsford Bookkeeping
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She got my cash to FLOW
Emma Ponsford, CEO, Emma Ponsford Bookkeeping
ABOUT ME
​I have spent my working life in the arts including twenty-three years at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, producing national and international dance tours. Within my varied and extensive responsibilities, I have always been responsible for securing and managing large budgets.
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Since 2019, I have managed the mental health charity, Heart Wood, founded by my husband, a person-centred therapist. Heart Wood provides group therapy sessions in local woodland for men living with long term poor mental health – an alternative to the traditional forms of therapy which they are unable to engage with. Having learnt on the job founding a charity from scratch, I have an understanding of everything that entails, with the financial management and reporting being a critical part of the work.​​
Since leaving Sadler's Wells, I gained my AAT Level 2 bookkeeping qualification, in order that I can share my knowledge working in a freelance capacity supporting local organisations and people with values similar to my own in my native North East.