UK’S FIRST E-ACCOUNTANCY PUTS CHARITY BEFORE PROFIT

This week the UK’s first true e-accountancy, Alexander Rosse, based in Milton Keynes, generously announced that it will give this year’s profit away to charity. This bold statement is a result of their outrage at seeing business charity donations fall during the economic downturn. The first charity to benefit from this scheme is the Kettering General Hospital Charity Fund’s Cardiac Care Appeal, which serves those in Northamptonshire, South Leicestershire and North Bedfordshire.

According to Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) and National Council for Voluntary Organisations’ (NCVO) UK Giving Report 2009, the economic downturn has coincided with an 11% decrease in the total amount given in the UK to charities in 2008/09 compared to 2007/08. This sharp fall will have a detrimental impact on the services that charities provide. In a sector where a little help makes a huge difference such cuts can cause extreme heartache where the well-being of loved ones is involved.

”We are disappointed to see that some businesses have completely cut their donations. These are charities that provide invaluable support in disastrous situations that could happen to anyone. They need continued support to maintain their services, which in the case of the Cardiac Care Appeal, helps to improve the lives of heart patients and their families,” explained Rashesh Joshi, corporate development director at Alexander Rosse.

Alexander Rosse is giving £250 to the Cardiac Care Appeal for every business or individual from Northamptonshire, South Leicestershire and North Bedfordshire (LE16, LE17, NN, MK43 and MK44 postcodes) who appoints them as their new accountants and advisors. This charity aims to provide a healing and caring environment for patients and their families sadly affected by heart related illnesses. It helps supply a rehabilitation room, relatives’ quiet room, state-of-the-art equipment and information support.

“The environment that both we and our loved ones are in makes an enormous difference. The Cardiac Care Appeal will really help to make families like mine and patients feel more relaxed and at ease when dealing with such difficult times,” explained Philip Gilbert, the husband of a patient who recently spent time on the Cardiac Ward.

For those of you who are not quite ready to scrap the spreadsheets completely and go for a full e-accountancy service, Alexander Rosse is the only UK company offering an extended free trial of Xero accountancy software from now until 31 January 2010. Visit www.alexanderrosse.co.uk to sign up, it is the easiest accounting package in the world to use.