What's in store for the charity sector in 2026?
This horizon scan highlights key changes for 2025 and what to expect in 2026 for the charities sector.
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This horizon scan highlights key changes for 2025 and what to expect in 2026 for the charities sector.
On 16 April 2025, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
Charitable companies and trading subsidiaries need to understand and implement new requirements about identity verification and company registers.
Long awaited reform on ex gratia (moral) payments gives most charities powers to make small ex gratia payments without Charity Commission consent.
The Chancellor’s 2025 Budget introduces several provisions with direct implications for the charity sector. We look at the key takeaways that may affect you and your business.
The revised Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 2026, effective for financial periods beginning on or after 1 January 2026, introduces significant changes to charity reporting.
Following a public consultation over the summer, the DCMS issued the government’s response on 31 October, confirming significant changes to charity financial thresholds in England and Wales, due to take effect on 1 October 2026.
The new charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) was published on 31 October 2025 and will apply to accounting periods beginning 1 January 2026.
The use of social media for charities, and those who work and volunteer for them, has been a regular theme in Charity Commission compliance cases in recent years.
The Charity Commission has published its first annual Charity sector risk assessment 2025, intended to provide an overview of potential risks to the sector.
Changes to charity tax compliance have been announced. In this blog we explain the changes likely to affect your charity.
On 20 May 2025, the High Court delivered its judgment in Kids Company’s judicial review of the Charity Commission’s report. We provide commentary and analysis on this judgment.