Date/Time 17 April 2025 - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

This course is run by WYCAS, please email info@wycas.org.uk with any queries.

Please note that this free training course is exclusively available to community groups based in West Yorkshire. This includes tenants’ and residents’ associations, registered charities and social enterprises.

This is a FREE 3-hour course held online, with a maximum of 4 participants. WYCAS will email a Zoom or Teams link a few days before the event. This is an interactive session, so microphones and cameras will be on throughout.

Course content

Learn how to set up a basic bookkeeping system that allows you to easily record income and expenditure, as well as report on restricted and unrestricted funds.

• Set up the spreadsheet
• Enter transactions, with categories for income and expenditure, restricted funds, and bank and cash accounts
• Reconcile the bank balance to bank statements
• Produce finance reports for in-year reporting

The course will guide you through using the WYCAS cashbook (available for free download) that provides a simple, effective system for small charitable organisations and social enterprises.

You will need

• Access to a computer with Excel software
• Basic ability to use a spreadsheet