The Charity Commission has opened an inquiry into a blood bike bike charity after finding “potential irregularities in its accounts”. Devon Freewheelers transports blood, medical equipment and samples to NHS establishments around Devon. In March, the charity was placed into the commission’s “double defaulter” class inquiry, which scrutinises charities that are late with their accounts
Month: November 2023
A community theatre charity based in Newcastle upon Tyne will close early next year because of funding challenges. Curious Monkey, which has been in operation for more than 10 years, produces theatre shows with under-represented communities such as care-experienced young people and refugees and asylum-seekers. It has five core employees – one contract was due
The comedian Joe Lycett has raised more than £60,000 for the homelessness charity Crisis after the Home Secretary described rough sleeping as a “lifestyle choice”. Lycett launched his campaign on Saturday after the Financial Times reported that Suella Braverman wanted to restrict the use of tents by people sleeping rough and to fine charities that
Suzie Hutchinson, chief executive of the children’s health charity Little Hearts Matter for the past 20 years, has become its head of services. Little Hearts Matter supports children, young adults and families affected by the diagnosis of single ventricle heart condition in a child, which means they only have half a functioning heart. Hutchinson, who
More than 70 environmental charities have pledged to diversify their recruitment practices and provide accessible employment pathways, as part of the community charity Groundwork’s Force of Nature campaign. WWF-UK, Wildlife and Countryside Link, the National Trust, RSPB, The Woodland Trust and the Bat Conservation Trust are among the charities to sign the pledge, which aims
The founder and chief executive of a youth futures charity will step down from her role in January after 15 years in post. Amy Leonard launched The Talent Foundry in 2009. The charity works in partnership with schools and industry to develop the skills of young people and connect them with employers and higher education
The chief executive of St John Ambulance will step down at the end of March, the first aid charity has announced today. Martin Houghton-Brown, who joined the charity in January 2018, is understood to be taking up a yet-to-be announced leadership position at another charity. St John Ambulance praised Houghton-Brown for his “extraordinary leadership” and
You are being kept in the dark. The most publicized news on the Hamas war in the last few days has been the opening of the Rafah Crossing with Egypt to let some of the thousands of citizens of foreign countries out of Gaza, including some Americans. And the Israeli bombardments two days in a row
Stonewall has defended itself after Kemi Badenoch, the equalities minister, accused it of “overreaching” and offering legal advice that differs from the Equality Act. At an international conservative summit organised by right-wing umbrella body the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Badenoch said institutions that should be neutral have now been overtaken by leftist “activist groups”, naming
A £2m round of grant funding has opened to charities led by Black and racially minoritised communities, as part of a £10m investment in making funding streams accessible to these communities. The children and youth funding round, launched by the grant-maker The Phoenix Way in partnership with the Youth Endowment Fund, is offering project funding
A charity that supports local families with young children has announced its closure after failing to secure sufficient funding to continue operations. Home-Start West Dorset, which has been operating in Dorchester for 15 years, said the closure came after it failed to gain major long-term funding and was unsuccessful in securing alternative grants. It added
The homelessness charity Centrepoint has warned supporters that their data might have been stolen in a major cyber attack. The charity told supporters that their data was potentially part of a data breach last month after a sub-contractor of the survey company About Loyalty was hacked. About Loyalty works with many of the UK’s biggest
Cats Protection has rebranded to “build the charity’s reputation as experts in all things cat”. The charity helps 157,000 cats and kittens each year through a network of 210 volunteer-run branches and 34 centres. As part of the rebrand, which cost about £50,000, the charity said it conducted research among external audiences, as well as
Nearly three-quarters of charities steer clear of political campaigning, new research has found. Latest figures from the Third Sector Trends study, published today by Durham University, found that 73 per cent of charities agreed or strongly agreed that they “steer clear of political issues”. The research is based on responses from about 6,000 voluntary sector