11 December 2020 Blog “Refreshed” Charity Governance Code published with new EDI principle and updated Integrity principle This week saw the publication of the “refreshed” Charity Governance Code, with the “Diversity” principle replaced by a new principle on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)... Share this article Bookmark this page 4 min read
4 December 2020 Blog Fundraising Regulator: guidance on charity bag use published, and what next for the FPS? The Fundraising Regulator has published a couple of interesting reports recently... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
13 November 2020 Blog Charitable legacies: a question of time Many charities are currently understandably focused on short-term goals... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
6 November 2020 Blog Trustees Week: new resources for charity trustees from the Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator To mark this year's Trustees' Week, the Charity Commission has published a new range of 5 minute guides for charity trustees... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
5 November 2020 Blog Lockdown 2: what do charities need to know? From Thursday 5 November, the second lockdown will come into effect, reintroducing the need to stay at home unless one of the now somewhat more numerous exceptions apply... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
20 October 2020 Blog Charities to benefit from HMRC’s changed stance on digital advertising relief for VAT Some charities may now be able to claim back overpaid VAT on digital advertising, after HMRC has published a brief on charity digital advertising relief from VAT... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
19 October 2020 Blog Updated guidance on audit rules for charities from Fundraising Regulator Charities subject to the reporting requirements of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 (the “Act”) for fundraising should be aware that the Fundraising Regulator has updated its guidance to help them meet those reporting requirements... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 October 2020 Blog Charity Governance Code: what can charities expect from the “refresh”? Following publication by the steering group for the Charity Governance Code of the results of its consultation on the “refresh” of two of the principles of the Code what kind of changes might we see to this important Code?... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
11 October 2020 Blog What do charities and social enterprises need to know about the new Job Support Scheme? The Job Support Scheme was originally designed to help with the wages of employees placed on short-time working from November onwards, following the closure of the Furlough Scheme... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 October 2020 Blog Do members of a charitable company owe fiduciary duties to the charity? The decision of the Supreme Court in the case Lehtimaki & others v Cooper, relating to the charitable company the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation UK, may have left the sector with more questions than answers in relation to the fiduciary duties of members in a charitable company... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
3 August 2020 Blog What can a charity do to support its struggling trading subsidiary? The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in a fall in income for many companies that rely on trading, including the trading subsidiaries of many charities... Share this article Bookmark this page 1 min read
7 July 2020 Blog Guidance on returning to public fundraising published by Fundraising Regulator The Fundraising Regulator and Chartered Institute of Fundraising ("IoF") have published new guidance to support the return to public fundraising, to protect the safety and wellbeing of both fundraisers and the public, as the country sees the return of non-essential shops and other businesses beginning to resume their activities... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read