Background
The client was a charity based in the South East of England. It supports people from the age of nine right through to end of life, using a mix of supported living, residential and outreach services. It had a subsidiary operation located in a different part of the country which was a specialist provider of case management and support for people with an acquired brain injury.
The charity was well established and had been operating for many years. The parent and subsidiary charities had been operating autonomously and were both under financial pressure. The Chief Executive and his Board of Governors wanted a review to take place of the subsidiary.
The Brief
The brief was to review the operation of the subsidiary charity – look at the activities carried out by the charity, look at the current management information that was produced by the Charity and comment on whether or not current reporting was appropriate.
The Board also wished to have an independent view on whether existing financial controls were appropriate and how the Finance department of the subsidiary interacted with the finance team of the parent.
