Our Services

Investment Advice

Comprehensive support in managing and selecting investments and borrowing solutions to achieve sustainable returns and reducing financing costs through tailored strategy and market timing. We also offer ESG analysis, including reviews and screening of funds to align investments with your organisation’s values and sustainability goals.

Credit Risk Management

Extensive risk management support delivered in conjunction with our broader advisory services help charities safeguard assets, assess counterparty creditworthiness, and build resilient treasury strategies in a changing risk environment.

With a proven track record of navigating major credit events since the financial crisis, we continue to support clients through rigorous counterparty analysis and informed, ongoing suitability assessments.

Liquidity & Cash Management

Leveraging our experience advising on over £7 bn of investment balances, Arlingclose provides strategic support to help charities optimise liquidity and cash effectively. Our services include guidance on appropriate liquidity instruments such as money market funds as well as the design of tailored treasury strategies, cash flow forecasting, and ongoing monitoring to ensure funds remain secure, accessible, and aligned with your organisation’s operation and strategic needs.

ESG Reporting

TMP 1 of the 2021 CIPFA Code encourages charities to consider ESG in their treasury policies. Arlingclose supports this through ESG reporting, fund analysis, and guidance to help charities navigate ESG developments and shape responsible investment strategies. Click here for more information.

Economic Analysis & Forecasting

Rigorous macroeconomic analysis and tailored forecasts covering interest rates, inflation, growth, and policy developments, designed to help charities navigate financial uncertainty and make informed decisions around investment, funding, and long-term planning.

Consultancy & Due Diligence

Designed to align with the specific needs of your charity, our consultancy offering includes credit assessments and reviews of governance and delivery partners.

Treasury Policy Development

Working closely with clients to develop strategies that reflect their financial position, risk appetite, and desired outcomes, Arlingclose helps organisation establish prudent treasury policies and effective governance frameworks. Regular engagement ensures treasury activity remains within agreed boundaries, responsive to emerging risks, and fully compliant with regulatory standards, including the Charity Commission’s guidance (CC14).

"Arlingclose provide the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)  in-house treasury team with invaluable advice and economic analysis/interest rate forecasting. They understand our status as a charity and tailor their recommendations to suit our cautious approach to risk.

Their guidance covers investment sourcing, credit risk appetite, counterparty due diligence and monitoring. They serve as a valuable sounding board and provide useful input to treasury strategy, supporting CAF’s budgeting and forecasting, and our sensitivity to a range of possible interest rate outcomes. Recently, Arlingclose supported a revised strategy which has successfully protected CAF’s income during a period of falling global interest rates."

"We have worked with Arlingclose since 2019. Initially with advice on fund selection, where they made sure they really understood our investment requirements - including ethical considerations - matching us to appropriate investors and supporting the interview process.  Throughout the advice was thorough and helpful. 

Since that initial engagement we have benefited from ongoing monitoring and advice of our investment portfolio, including clear written reports and attendance at our finance committee.  The risk analysis that Arlingclose provides has been crucial over a period of time that includes several significant geopolitical events.  These led to our trustees making decisions about divestments, which again were supported by specific and practical advice delivered at committee so that any issues were properly explored and understood, and trustees had confidence in the decision-making process."

 Elaine Battson, Director of Finance – People’s Health Trust