4 April 2019 Blog Gift Aid: recent developments in HMRC guidance for charities Full forenames for donors in Gift Aid claims “strongly encouraged” from 1 April... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
14 March 2019 Blog Fundraising Regulator news: changes to levy calculation and FPS New calculation method announced for fundraising levy... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
8 March 2019 Blog New legacy notification service for charities HM Courts & Tribunals Service (“HMCTS”) has announced plans to set up a new system to notify charities of legacies left to them in wills, and to end its current arrangements with Smee & Ford... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
1 March 2019 Blog Government confirms charity shops can sell CE marked goods after “no deal” Brexit The Government has confirmed that charity shops will still be able to sell goods with the Conformité Européene (CE) marking after Brexit if the UK leaves the EU without a deal... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
22 February 2019 Blog What has the special administration regime for further education organisations got to do with charities? Over the last few years, financial distress has been prevalent in the Further Education (“FE”) sector as dwindling government funding and reducing student numbers have taken their toll... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
15 February 2019 Blog OCS email warns charities about key Brexit issues The OCS has sent a guide to subscribers to its email updates aimed at helping charities and their beneficiaries prepare for Brexit... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
13 February 2019 Blog The Cup Trust: final report by the Charity Commission published It is now over 5 years since the inquiry was opened, but there is reason for this lengthy period before production of the Commission’s final report... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
1 February 2019 Blog MTD: good news as “soft landing period” extended for deferred charities and social enterprises Following HMRC’s announcement that non-profits that are "not set up as a company" would not have to use the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service for VAT until October 2019... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
18 January 2019 Blog Making tax digital deferral: update for “not-for-profit organisations not set up as a company” Back in October last year, HMRC announced that non-profits that are "not set up as a company" would not have to use the Making Tax Digital (MTD) service for VAT until October 2019, and that there would be a pilot for those organisations that had been deferred, launching in Spring 2019... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
10 January 2019 Blog Consultation on Scottish charity law reveals possible changes to charity registration requirements A consultation has been launched by the Scottish Government on proposed changes to Scottish charity law, that may see charities registered in Scotland required to have and retain a connection to Scotland... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read
14 December 2018 Blog Philanthropy: The evolution of the “foundation” model in France The Charity and Philanthropy team at French law firm Fidal has presented its latest study on the evolution of the Foundation model in France, at a symposium entitled "The French Endowment Fund, As Seen By Philanthropists"... Share this article Bookmark this page 2 min read
30 November 2018 Blog Commission alert issued to charities to help stamp out stamp fraud The sending of Christmas cards looms, as does the traditional harvesting of stamps from the envelopes received, to give to any charity fundraising by collecting used stamps... Share this article Bookmark this page 3 min read