Charity

Marie Curie had a deficit of almost £26m last year, compounded by the closing of a hospice containing unsafe ‘Raac’ concrete, latest accounts show. The end-of-life charity’s annual deficit went up from £8.8m in the year to the end of March 2023 to £25.9m last year, accounts show. The deficit also includes a one-off impairment,

Grantmakers should discourage funding applications that are unlikely to be successful by being open about the volume of requests they receive, according to the director of impact and influence at BBC Children in Need.  Speaking on the Third Sector Podcast, Fozia Irfan described the conundrum facing funders in ensuring they act fairly towards charities applying

The chief executive of LGBT Youth Scotland accuses Rosie Millard of ‘ideologically driven’ attacks Originally Posted Here

‘The key to any good partnership is humility’, says Safe Passage International chief Originally Posted Here

‘Pattern of behaviour’ saw Capt Tom’s daughter and son-in-law repeatedly benefit from his charity, regulator finds The Charity Commission’s long-awaited report of its inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation heavily criticised Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore and identified serious failings in the charity’s management.  The inquiry, which was opened in June 2021, found that none of

The mismanagement of The Captain Tom Foundation by family members does not reflect “the hard work of thousands of charities” that abide by the rules, charity leaders have said.  The Charity Commission today published its report into the foundation, which found that Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore were responsible for a “pattern of behaviour” that saw

The Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust has promoted Michael Devlin to chief executive.  Devlin, who joined the charity in 2018 as development manager and was appointed deputy chief executive in 2020, succeeds David Sharrod, who is moving to the newly-created role of partnership director after 27 years in the top job.  The charity works to support

The Charity Commission’s report of its inquiry into the Captain Tom Foundation heavily criticises Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore Originally Posted Here

The 40th anniversary relaunch of the Band Aid fundraising single “reinforces harmful stereotypes and colonial attitudes”, the NGO umbrella body Bond has warned.  Do They Know it’s Christmas, which features a host of the biggest names in UK pop music at the time, swept to the top of the charts in 1984 and raised more

Girlguiding UK has sold the Foxlease activity centre to Foxie’s Future, a charitable incorporated organisation founded by former Girlguiding members, for nearly £4.3m. Foxie’s Future was launched to crowdfund to buy the centre in Hampshire, one of five sites that Girlguiding is selling to secure its financial future. The organisation fundraised more than £4m in

Young people are more likely to say they cannot afford to give, research shows Originally Posted Here

The Charity Commission is examining a statement made by the Campaign Against Antisemitism that called the government’s suspension of 30 arms export licences to Israel “obscene”. The regulator said that it was assessing concerns raised about the charity’s statement, which was published after the Foreign Office announced in September that it was suspending the export

A study by Charity Right, a food aid charity, ranks 50 of the UK’s most populated cities based on donations and general interest in giving by Emily Harle Originally Posted Here

The Orpheus Centre, a charity and college supporting young disabled adults to learn life skills, gain qualifications and prepare for future employment, has appointed Andrew Willetts as chief executive officer.  Willetts will succeed Rachel Black, who is leaving on 15 November after almost six years at the organisation to become chief executive of St Joseph’s Hospice. 

The fraudster told ‘lie after lie’ to cover her tracks, the judge says Originally Posted Here

Consultancy walks away from ‘dream gig’ with NCVO, citing differences in values The charity consultancy Fair Collective said it backed out of a “dream” project with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations because of a difference in values.  The Sheffield-based consultancy, whose clients include Pregnant then Screwed, Mind and the Social Mobility Foundation, embarked on

Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre has been ordered to pay nearly £70,000 towards a former worker who was constructively dismissed over her gender critical beliefs. The charity, which supports victims of sexual violence and abuse, was ordered by an employment tribunal hearing held on 14 October to pay a sum of £68,990 to Roz Adams, a

Charity donation vending machines stocking donation cards from seven charities have been installed in what organisers are calling a UK first.  The three specially fitted vending machines will be open to the public in the Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull, Birmingham, from 15 to 27 November.  The charities involved are FareShare, Jesuit Refugee Service, Muslim Aid,

More than 280 voluntary sector organisations have been given the King’s Award for Voluntary Service this year, the government has announced.  The Department for Culture, Media & Sport said there were 281 organisations that had this year been given the award, which recognises outstanding community service. It is a record high since the award was

Only 12 per cent of leading charities publicly recognise a trade union, analysis by Third Sector has indicated. Of the 50 charities ranked in Third Sector’s inaugural Charity Employer Index 2024 on their workplace policies and benefits, only six organisations actively mentioned trade union recognition on their websites. There may be other charities that have

Two charities that care for armed forces veterans living with disabilities, neurological conditions or dementia, and their families, have agreed to work towards a merger.  Royal Star & Garter operates three care homes, in Solihull, High Wycombe and Surbiton, while Care for Veterans (formerly the Queen Alexandra Hospital Home) operates a single home in Worthing,

St Giles Hospice has made 21 redundancies as a result of challenges posed by the “financial crisis looming over the hospice sector”. The hospice charity, which is based in Whittington, Staffordshire, announced in August that it was planning to cut about 40 full-time roles – amounting to 15 per cent of its workforce – in

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into a Leicester-based poverty relief charity after it failed to act on a legal order issued by the regulator. GiftingHumanity was set up in 2016 to provide relief and assistance to homeless people and victims of natural or other kinds of disaster. The commission said today it

The charity consultancy Fair Collective has said it has backed out of a “dream” project with the National Council for Voluntary Organisations because of a difference in values.  The Sheffield-based consultancy, whose clients include Pregnant then Screwed, Mind and the Social Mobility Foundation, embarked on the “Power of Small” project in the spring of this

The Charity Commission is assessing information about a community support charity that closed suddenly. Re:work, based in Bristol, said it was formally advised to cease operations on 31 October because of long-term financial issues. The closure means Re:loved, the charity’s shop in the Knowle West area of Bristol, has closed until further notice. “Discussions are

The Canal and River Trust has received almost £1m more than expected after selling 24 properties on a street in Gloucestershire. The properties in Dock Road, Sharpness, were listed for auction with a guide price of £1.6m but sold for £2.5m yesterday. The auction house Allsop described the lot as a “rare unbroken” street comprising

A multiple sclerosis support charity has absorbed a smaller organisation in a bid to support more people with the condition. Multiple Sclerosis Research, Treatment and Education, which provides services, care and advice while undertaking research, has merged into the Multiple Sclerosis Trust, which supports people with MS, their friends, families and carers, and health and

A children’s hospice in Liverpool has been saved after an emergency appeal raised more than £6.4m in just a month. Zoe’s Place provides end of life and palliative care services for children up to five years old through its three hospices in Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Coventry. The charity said last month that it faced having