The Hope Factory in the CA Charter
The Hope Factory has been named as a sector specific programme that the measured entities in the CA Sector can invest in and receive maximum ED points.
Please see below for a summary of where The Hope Factory is mentioned in the Charter.For further information, please click on www.cacharter.co.za
If your company is part of the CA Charter and you would like more information on investing in The Hope Factory for ED points, please contact:
Dzokai Mavengawenyu
Email: dzokaim@saica.co.za
Tel: 011 621 6643
CA CHARTER SUMMARY
Enterprise Development Scorecard
Through the indicators listed below, the objective is to measure initiatives intended to assist and accelerate the development and sustainability of other enterprises, more specifically black-owned entities that struggle to take their business from survivable and / or micro level to a level of sustainability and profitability. The challenges the Code seeks to address are –
- The high failure rate amongst black-owned start-ups due to a lack of access to financing and other business support
- Job creation
THE INDICATORS AND WEIGHTING POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS
| Enterprise Development indicator |
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Compliance Target for 2016 | |||||
| Average annual value of all Enterprise Development Contributions and Sector Specific Programmes made by the Measured Entity as a percentage of NPAT or turnover |
15 | 15 | 3% of NPAT or 0,375% of turnover | ||||
While recognising the need for the CA sector to contribute to the development of black enterprises, Measured Entities are encouraged to provide support for small black-owned accountancy firms.
In fact, the custom of established audit firms working with black firms on joint projects, with working arrangements ranging from joint assignments which are shared equally between the firms to subcontracting arrangements where an established firm subcontracts part of the work to an emerging black firm, should be extended to the whole sector. At present arrangements of this nature are prevalent in servicing the public sector and in state-owned entities. They are beneficial in that emerging firms are given the opportunity to develop themselves. Established firms are encouraged to extend these arrangements to the private sector as well, and are incentivised by earning points on their scorecards.
For the CA sector, the following are applicable
- 3% of NPAT or 0,375% of turnover, whichever is the greater. In view of the partnership structure, which is unique to the CA profession, NPAT is not always an appropriate means of measurement, and accordingly turnover was agreed upon as an alternate acceptable measure.
- The CA sector shall be entitled to receive recognition for any qualifying Enterprise Development Contributions. It must be possible to quantify such contributions by attaching a monetary value, using a Standard Valuation Method.
- Qualifying Enterprise Development Contributions of any Measured Entity shall be measured cumulatively, which shall be from the commencement date of this Sector Code until the date of measurement.
- Qualifying Enterprise Development Contributions of the CA sector means capacity building of a monetary and non-monetary nature for black-owned firms within the profession and outside of the profession.
BENEFICIARIES OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DEFINED
| Beneficiary | Description of Beneficiary |
| 1. Enterprise development Category A (QSEs & Exempted Micro Enterprises (EMEs))) |
QSEs and EMEs which are 50% black owned or 50% black women owned |
| 2. Enterprise development Category B (any size entity) |
Any size entity which is
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| 3. Sector Specific Programmes | Assistance to black-owned accountancy firm Job creation through The Hope Factory |
BENEFICIARIES OF ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT DEFINED
- Grant Contributions to Beneficiary Entities. This would include grants made to the SAICA job creation initiative (The Hope Factory) which is recognised for Enterprise Development purposes.
- Investments in Beneficiary Entities.
- Loans made to Beneficiary Entities.
- Guarantees given or security provided on behalf of beneficiaries.
- Credit facilities made available to Beneficiary Entities.
- Direct costs incurred by a Measured Entity in assisting and backing development of Beneficiary Entities.
- Overhead costs of a Measured Entity directly attributable to Enterprise Development Contributions.
- Preferential credit terms granted by a Measured Entity.
- Preferential terms granted by a Measured Entity in respect of the supply of goods or services to a Beneficiary Entity.
- Contributions made to settling service costs relating to the operational or financial capacity of Beneficiary Entities.
- Payments made by the Measured Entity to third parties to perform Enterprise Development on behalf of the Measured Entity.
- Facilitating access to credit for Beneficiary Entities without which access to similar credit facilities would not be possible.
- Provision of training or mentoring to Beneficiary Entities which will assist the Beneficiary Entities to increase their operational or financial capacity.
CALCULATION OF THE VALUE OF THE BENEFIT
These calculations are based on the Benefit Matrix below.
| Qualifying contribution type | Contribution amount | Benefit Factor |
| Grant and related contributions | ||
| Grant contribution | Full grant amount | 100% |
| Direct cost incurred in supporting Enterprise | Verifiable cost (including both monetary and non-monetary) | 100% |
| Discounts in addition to normal business practices supporting Enterprise Development | Discount amount (in addition to normal business discount) | 100% |
| Overhead costs incurred in supporting Enterprise Development (including people appointed in Enterprise Development) | Verifiable cost (including both monetary and non-monetary) | 80% |
| Loans and related contributions | ||
| Interest-free loan with no security requirements supporting Enterprise Development | Outstanding loan amount | 100% |
| Standard loan to Black-Owned EME and QSEs | Outstanding loan amount | 80% |
| Standard loan provided to other beneficiary enterprises | Outstanding loan amount | 60% |
| Guarantees provided on behalf of a beneficiary entity | Guarantee amount | 3% |
| Lower interest rate | Outstanding loan amount | Prime rate - actual rate |
| Equity investments and related contributions | ||
| Minority investment in Black-Owned EME and QSEs | Investment amount | 100% |
| Minority investment in other beneficiary enterprises | Investment amount | 80% |
| Enterprise Development investment with lower dividend to financier | Investment amount | Dividend rate of ordinary shareholders - Actual dividend rate of contributor |
| Contributions made in the form of human resource capacity | ||
| Professional services rendered at no cost and supporting Enterprise Development | Commercial hourly rate of professional | 80% |
| Professional services rendered at a discount and supporting Enterprise Development | Value of discount based on commercial hourly rate of professional | 80% |
| Time of Employees of Measured Entity productively deployed in assisting beneficiaries | Monthly salary divided by 160 | 80% |
| Other contributions | ||
| Shorter payment periods | Percentage of invoiced amount | Percentage being 15 days less the number of days from invoice to payment |
MEASUREMENT OF QUALIFYING CONTRIBUTION
A = (B ÷ C) x D
Where:
| Beneficiary | Description of Beneficiary |
| A = | The score achieved in respect of the qualifying contributions made by the Measured Entity |
| B = | The value of all qualifying contributions made by the Measured Entity measured from the effective date the CA Sector Code to the date of measurement |
| C = | the compliance Target for qualifying contributions as specified in the scorecard |
| D = | the Weighting points allocated to the indicators in the scorecard |