Fundraising Compliance Audit

An independent check of your fundraising against the codes that apply. We look at what happens in practice, not just what your policies say.

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2,100 organisations supported

33 countries reached

What this audit is

Fundraising is one of the most heavily regulated public-facing activities in the charity sector. Different countries have different codes. This is our deepest area of expertise.

The audit is independent and in writing. It is built to share with your board, your regulator, or both. We measure your fundraising against the rules that apply to you. Then we tell you what is working and what is not.

The audit looks at three things

Policies and procedures. What your organisation says it does.
Practice. What your organisation actually does.
Your gaps. Where they exist, why they matters, and how to remove them.

Advising the people who set the standards

Matt Radford (Director of Vulnerability Managers) is Deputy Chair of the CIOF, sits on the DMA Governance Committee, leads vulnerability on the DMA AI Council, and is on the AFP IDEA Committee.

The frameworks taught here have been taught to the Fundraising Regulator, the Chartered Institute of Fundraising and the Public Fundraising Regulatory Association of New Zealand and the Data and Marketing Association.

Vulnerability Managers has advised six major industry regulators and professional bodies on professional ethics, marketing, and vulnerability management — shaping the frameworks that organisations are now audited against.

Fundraising Regulator (UK)

Chartered Institute of Fundraising (UK)

Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (New Zealand)

Federation of European Data and Marketing (Europe)

Data and Marketing Association (UK)

Association of Fundraising Professionals (USA)

Who it is for

This audit is for charities, NGOs, and fundraising agencies.

We work with UK-based organisations and international ones. We also cover cross-border donor protection where you raise funds across more than one country.

What we check

For your fundraising, the audit covers the areas below. We tell you which apply at the scope call.

Code-by-code review

We check your fundraising against each code that applies to you.

Complaint handling

We assess how you handle complaints and learn from them.

Location mapping

We map where you raise funds and which rules each activity must meet.

Acceptance and refusal

We review your policy for accepting, declining, and returning gifts.

Agency oversight

We review how you select, contract, and monitor fundraising agencies.

Fundraiser practice

We check how your teams work with people in vulnerable circumstances.

What you get

Every audit produces a clear set of documents you can act on and share.

A written report, with findings ranked by importance.
A prioritised action plan, costed where relevant.
A board-ready summary.
A staff-facing action plan for the teams who will do the work.
Evidence you can show to your regulator.

Pricing

This is the indicative price for a single-country Fundraising Codes Compliance Audit. Cross-border and multi-country work is priced higher.

Fundraising compliance Audit. From £14,850

Extras

Policy Review. From £3,850.
Annual Compliance Health Check. From £3,250

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