At Burton Sweet, we specialise in working with charities and civil society organisations, offering a breadth of services and support unique amongst our competitors. Our team was founded almost 30 years ago and is proud to serve over 180 clients, whose varied size, location and activities represent the fantastic vibrancy of the sector.
Our clients are involved in health and social care, heritage, faith-based initiatives, community transport, education, rehabilitation, employment, the environment, housing, the arts, and much more…
What can we do for you?
Burton Sweet are committed to supporting the pursuit of your core charitable purposes. In a time of heightened pressure, uncertainty and scrutiny on the charity sector, we are well placed to provide the advice and rigour needed to navigate the vital areas of financial accountability, law and regulation.
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A number of our staff are charity trustees or volunteers, meaning they have first-hand. practical experience of the joys and challenges of running a charity.
We run networking and training events for our clients, so they feel confident and up-to-date with the latest developments. These include our popular FREE Charity Catch-ups on Zoom.
We serve:
- Trusts
- CIOs (Charitable Incorporated Organisations)
- Companies limited by guarantee
- Members’ associations
- Social enterprise organisations
- Civil society organisations
- CICs (Community Interest Companies)
Faith-purpose and faith-motivated organisations
Faith-based charities have particular needs and challenges to navigate good governance, enact their mission and tell their story.
Burton Sweet have a close affinity to faith organisations, which represent over half of our client base. Our founders were people of faith, and that ethos has gone on to impact the way the firm has developed. We understand the specific challenges that boards face, as they seek to help their beneficiaries in a way that honours their faith.
‘As quality assurance partner in a previous role, I have seen what “good” looks like in a professional service firm. Therefore, I can highly recommend Burton Sweet as professional, sensibly priced and very responsive advisers. Their major strength is in the combination of specialist accounting and legal expertise they can provide, with a range of well-informed experts and advisors within their not-for-profit department.’
Richard Sandwell, Trustee of The Matthew of Bristol Trust
