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Congratulations to Battle Scars for making the shortlist of the West Yorkshire Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Awards. They have been nominated in the Empowerment, Choice

Happy February! We hope you find lots to be grateful about, but also just a reminder that fees for many Companies House procedures changed on

Are you ready to strengthen your organisation’s governance and build lasting connections with peers who truly understand your challenges? This year’s theme – ‘Good Governance and

People across England and Wales will be going to the polls once again in May as the Senedd and local elections are on the horizon.

Help improve charity banking across the UK CFG has launched the 2026 charity banking survey to explore your experiences of banking services. Your responses will

Do you want to be involved in the region’s social enterprise event of the year? The Social Enterprise Yorkshire & Humber (SEYH) Awards celebrate the organisations

We are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, and WYCAS offices will be operated remotely from Monday 22nd December until Monday

Nominations are now open for the SEYH Awards 2025 There are an exciting 8 awards up for grabs:- Small Social Enterprise of the Year (turnover

Trustees week is from the 3rd to the 7th of November, and is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the work that trustees do. Here at WYCAS

Around £560 million pounds a year in Gift Aid remains unclaimed every year. On Gift Aid day (October 9th) here are a few things you

Charities have shown remarkable resilience in facing up to the challenges that have arisen over recent years – from a global pandemic to a once-in-a-generation

Voluntary Action Leeds (VAL) Virtual Office service offers organisations the benefit of a professional business address—without the expense or commitment of a physical office space.

Join Power to Change this Community Business Week to back the businesses that make where we live and work vibrant, resilient, and inclusive. Power to

The latest edition of the Cost Pressures Survey is live – please complete it to share your organisation’s current challenges and financial position. This is

As business rates demands start arriving, it is helpful to know what your local council’s policy is on discretionary rate relief for charities, and also

We are pleased to announce that a partnership between Voluntary & Community (VAC), WYCAS, Locality, Calderdale Council, and NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) in Calderdale have been awarded the

Kings Church, Halifax was a great venue for a friendly gathering of community groups, funders and support services.   We enjoyed hearing from a range

WYCAS accountants Sarah and Parwasha recently led an insightful training session for Housing Leeds Tenant Engagement officers and Treasurers from local tenants and residents groups.

Could your team benefit from a fully funded intern to support with a key project in 2025? Each year, the University of Leeds awards subsidies

  At this time of the year we’re always reminded how privileged we are to work with so many groups that are doing amazing things

You will know by now that there were a number of changes in the Budget last week that will have an impact on charities and

Are you a leader in your local community? Do you want to have more of a say how organisations are being run? Organisations like your

The Social Enterprise Yorkshire and Humber Awards will take place on Thursday 20th March 2025, at Doncaster Rovers FC, South Yorkshire. Deadline has been extended

Gift Aid Awareness Day (Thursday 3 of October 2024) is a chance to make a huge difference to the causes close to our hearts without

Online event We are delighted to announce Gift Aid Awareness Day is back on 3 October! As part of Gift Aid Awareness Day, CFG is

From autumn 2024, online services will begin transitioning to GOV.UK One Login, the new, straightforward, and secure way to access government digital services. GOV.UK One

Sustain, a free enterprise accelerator programme, has been launched to support small and medium-sized businesses as well as social enterprises focused on climate and environmental

Details Thursday 10th and Friday 11th October 2024 9.30am to 3pm (lunch and refreshments included) The Crescent CIC, Station Road, Batley, WF17 5SU   Delivered

What is Small Charity Week? Small Charity Week is a campaign to empower the UK’s small charities to have an even greater impact on society, and

In the build up to the General Election on 4th July, the Commission is sharing a helpful reminder to all charities of their responsibilities when

World Environment Day takes place on Wednesday June 5th.  Here in West Yorkshire, there are hundreds of charities working on environmental and climate change issues,

  VSI Alliance VCSE Assembly Tuesday the 16th of April from 12pm to 4pm   Location   The Kings Centre Park Road Halifax HX1 2TS

  Co-ops do business differently. They are businesses and community enterprises that are owned and controlled by their members, giving people a say and a

Nova are excited to share their Business Plan for the next three years and explain what it means for their work.  Read more from Nova

Stringer House is a vibrant hub of third sector organisations and the headquarters of Voluntary Action Leeds. This former steel works building can be found

As you can see from this year’s Christmas card, even our hard working team of accountants need the occasional day off to find their creative

 Deadline for entries is now 5pm Friday 22nd December – get them in now! Applications are now open for the annual SEYH Awards! The event will

Are you looking for support to set up your Social Enterprise, Cooperative, or Community Business? Are you based in one of West Yorkshire’s five Local

The VSI Alliance is leading on the development of the Calderdale VCSE Strategy and has brought in an external project lead to facilitate and deliver

Wellsprings Together is pleased to work with the West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership (WYHCP) in administering a grants programme to support the resilience and

We are delighted to announce the launch of our annual SEYH Awards.  Applications are now open and the event will be taking place on the

Understand how your legal duties are relevant to your charity’s use of social media. Social media can be a powerful communication tool for charities, but

An Invitation from WYCAS Service User: Healthy Minds (Calderdale) Join us to create 281 lanterns – one for each of the suicide deaths registered in

Gift Aid Awareness Day 2023 This annual event shines a spotlight on the vital role that Gift Aid plays in supporting charities and encouraging charitable

Third Sector Leaders Kirklees are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s Kirklees Social Enterprise Start Up and Impact Award – supporting and celebrating

Impact Hub Bradford is thrilled to announce another six months of dedicated support tailored to your needs in collaboration with our Big 4 Partner, PwC (PriceWaterhouseCoopers

on behalf of the Kirklees Social Enterprise Sounding Board Three new women-led community businesses have been announced as the finalists for this year’s Kirklees Social

A team at Leeds Beckett University are doing a piece of research to find out what people know about how community and voluntary organisations are

Interested? For further information, please visit the Third Sector Leaders Kirklees website HERE.

The Big Help Out aims to help people experience volunteering and make a difference in their communities. Getting On Board and the Charity Commission are

Win £4000 & the help you need to get your Kirklees social enterprise business off the ground! • 7 business development webinars • an in-person

Following The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s presentation of his Spring Budget 2023 to Parliament on Wednesday 15 March), Accountancy Service (WYCAS) has highlighted some key

TSL Kirklees want to understand more about where individuals who want to set up a Social Enterprise (with any legal form eg CIC or Ltd