Charity

The charity tribunal has upheld an earlier decision by the Charity Commission that the International Foundation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice should not be registered as a charity by Dami Adewale Originally Posted Here

Age UK Lindsey has almost 50 staff Originally Posted Here

The Treasury is consulting on plans to implement a new VAT relief encouraging businesses to donate everyday items to charity. Firms do not pay VAT on donated goods that are sold on, such as clothes, soap, hygiene supplies and cleaning products. But if these goods are distributed for free instead of sold, VAT must be

The Muslim Charities Forum says charities should be given a legally binding right to a bank account Originally Posted Here

Voluntary trusteeship is the “lynchpin of the public’s trust in charity”, the chief executive of the Charity Commission has said. Addressing arguments that paying trustees could broaden the role’s appeal to underrepresented groups, David Holdsworth said that voluntary trusteeship must be guarded fiercely.  Speaking at an event for trustees in London yesterday, Holdsworth said voluntary

Daniel Turner had earlier admitted stealing the funds from The Meridale Organisation Originally Posted Here

Charity boards are moving towards gender parity, research suggests, with women accounting for 43 per cent of trustees in 2024. This was up from 36 per cent in 2017, when the last comparable research project was undertaken, a report from the Charity Commission and the think tank Pro Bono Economics has found. The research, which

Laura Rogers specialised in high-risk domestic abuse cases during her time on the force Originally Posted Here

The Fundraising Regulator has published its updated code of practice, which adopts a principles-based format “better suited to modern fundraising”. The new Code of Fundraising Practice will come into full effect on 1 November, with a six-month transition period to give charities and fundraisers time to familiarise themselves with it and update their internal procedures.

A charity that supports transgender adults has been “saved” by an emergency fundraiser that raised more than £200,000, after losing “almost all” of its corporate partners amid a DEI backpedal. Not A Phase said the fundraising success was largely thanks to an influx of support following the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition

Sarah Elliott will be leaving the membership body after five years, the past four as chief executive Originally Posted Here

NCVO chief to lead Shelter Sarah Elliott, who has led the National Council for Voluntary Organisations for four years, will join the housing and homelessness charity in September. She succeeds Polly Neate, who left Shelter in March to pursue leadership coaching.  Elliott, who has worked at NCVO for five years, the past four as chief

The Charity Commission has published refreshed guidance on paying trustees, stressing that if this decision is taken, it must be clearly in a charity’s best interest. The regulator’s updated CC11 guidance aims to make the legal position on paying trustees clearer and to help charities navigate potential risks. The commission said the underlying rules on

Katharine Sacks-Jones will take up her new post in August Originally Posted Here

The shortlist for the Purpose Awards EMEA 2025, from PRWeek, Campaign and Third Sector, has been announced. The  awards recognise campaigns that use creative ideas successfully to further positive causes, and acknowledge the organisations behind them. They are open to agencies, brands, public sector bodies, charities and NGOs throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Graham Benfield, who led the membership body for 25 years, died peacefully at home at the age of 75 Originally Posted Here

The body that oversees the work of social finance companies supported by dormant assets funding has unveiled its next chair.  The Oversight Trust has appointed Vaughan Lindsay to the role. He succeeds Sir Stuart Etherington, who is stepping down after five years.  Lindsay is co-founder and director of Zamo Capital, which supports impact funds in

Volunteering among young people is on the rise but it is falling among older age groups, research has found. A report by the think tank nfpResearch, which has surveyed members of the public since 2010, found that in March last year, 32 per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds said they had volunteered in the past

Police have donated more than £3,000 worth of suspected stolen goods to Peterborough Women’s Aid, after officers seized items during a car boot sale. Cambridgeshire Police made the donation to the women’s shelter after officers seized about £3,500 worth of essential goods on 16 February, while they were patrolling the Wellington Street car boot sale

A recently closed domestic abuse charity has been ordered to pay a former employee more than £5,000 after failing to pay their full redundancy payment, an employment tribunal has ruled. Glasgow East Women’s Aid, which is in the process of liquidation, previously suspended the majority of its staff after allegations of bullying in the workplace.

The chief executive of a care charity will retire after 40 years in the role, the organisation has announced. Mark Sharman, CEO of Help & Care, is set to retire in March next year. He will work with the charity’s board and senior leadership to ensure a handover when his successor is hired, the organisation

Charities must make clear from the outset who will benefit from a donor’s gift, new regulatory guidance on child sponsorship marketing has urged. The Fundraising Regulator has published new guidance on child sponsorship marketing to ensure fundraisers are clear about where donor money goes and who benefits from the funds. Some sponsorships directly benefit an

The rebrand includes a digital storytelling platform to better highlight service-user testimonies Originally Posted Here

The membership body’s latest Road Ahead report examines how charities can navigate oncoming challenges Originally Posted Here

An Asian sports charity has appointed its first permanent chief executive, a coach and trainer who started her own consultancy business. Shazia Ali took the helm at the Asian Sports Foundation on 1 April, bringing nearly 30 years of research expertise to the role.  The foundation was founded almost 10 years ago by Jug Johal,

Charities and other organisations working in climate justice will receive grants of up to £20,000 Originally Posted Here

This comes as the organisation moves forward with plans to close half of its charity shops Originally Posted Here

Major charity cuts nearly 200 jobs amid organisation-wide restructure The Royal National Institute of Blind People has cut nearly 200 jobs as a part of a wide-ranging restructure. The charity has told Third Sector that 197 of the charity’s 1,248 staff were made redundant after a 45-day consultation, which opened in January. The cuts were

Mencap Northern Ireland has denied social media rumours that the golfer Rory McIlroy donated his Masters tournament prize money to the disability charity. The Northern Irish golfer defeated Justin Rose in a play-off in Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club on Monday, winning the 89th Masters and becoming the sixth man to win all four of

Margaret Ngozi Ikpoh has left the charity after just a week in her trustee role Originally Posted Here