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Research just published by the Charity Commission has highlighted particular problems that may be found in charities which are vulnerable to insider fraud...

Recent changes to the accounting standards applicable to charity trading subsidiaries may see the resurgence of deeds of covenant...

As the 25 May approaches, one of the questions we’re commonly being asked is: “Do we need to get consent from our entire membership and marketing database before the GDPR comes in?”  The answer is not a straightforward one but , in many cases, it is likely to be “no”...

A recent Charity Commission report on The Friends of Blencathra Ltd  demonstrates very well what can go wrong when an appeal for funds by a charity for a particular purpose is poorly worded...

The charity sector in the UK is all too aware of the potential cost of Brexit in terms of loss of EU funding...

New guidance for charities has been issued by the Commission on how to prepare for the changes to the automatic disqualification rules in force from 1 August 2018...

A new safeguarding strategy published by the Charity Commission last week makes it clear that all charities, and not just those working with children or adults at risk, must consider safeguarding a “key governance priority”...

Following a consultation in Autumn last year, the Charity Commission has now published its new guidance for charities on reporting serious incidents, in a drive to reduce what the Commission has termed a “significant under-reporting of problems by charities”...

All but the smallest of charities (those with income of less than £10,000) must submit an Annual Return to the Charity Commission within ten months of the end of their financial year...

The ICSA (Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators) has published new free guidance aimed at improving the governance of charities by helping charity trustees to check that they are receiving accurate and relevant information at the right time...

The Charity Commission has published its amended guidance on making grants to organisations which are not charitable, over a year after the period of consultation on its draft guidance closed...

A large number of charities may be occupiers, or owners, of listed buildings, perhaps due to the age of some charitable institutions, or their accommodation requirements...