Annual Seminar for Charities 2024

David Brinsford

Lending Manager

As a Lending Manager I am responsible for the lending that we make to organisations who can clearly demonstrate the social impact that they deliver. I am immensely privileged to spend my time meeting organisations who deliver so much good and that support some of the most disadvantaged people in our society.

David joined Charity Bank in 2020 and has over 40 years’ experience in financial services, including 10 years in one of NatWest’s Charity Teams. 

Mazeda Alam

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Mazeda Alam has worked at the Charity Commission for 16 years, initially as a case officer providing advice and legal authority on a wide range of issues including charities seeking to modernise their trusts. She joined the guidance team around 6 years ago and worked on the Commission’s 5 minute guides. She became head of the team around 3 years ago, in which time the team has produced new guidance about charities using social media and ensured that all guidance affected by Charities Act 2022 is updated. 

Stuart Mackie

Director at Morris Crocker Accountants

As a director of our charities team, Stuart is responsible for ensuring charities are run efficiently, both from a systems and from a tax perspective, and for ensuring they are fully compliant with current regulations and accounting standards.

Stuart is a chartered accountant and joined Morris Crocker in 2013 from a specialist not-for-profit London firm. He has gained many insights from his role at board level for charity clients by attending meetings and advising on financial matters.

Paul Underwood

Director at Morris Crocker Accountants

Paul has over 20 years’ experience of acting for a diverse range of charities and has a particular interest in the effect of VAT and taxation on the charitable sector.

As well as audit and compliance work, Paul also carries out Internal Examinations. He is a member of the Audit Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales and of the Charity & Voluntary Sector Group and currently acts as the treasurer for a local non-profit organisation.