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WaterAid UK’s corporate partnership with the insurance giant Liberty Specialty Markets has ended after raising nearly £900,000 for the charity. LSM had partnered with WaterAid UK for the last seven years and supported the charity through corporate donations and fundraising efforts by its staff. This included employees raising money by setting a new world record

Charity leaders must be “constantly vigilant” about discrimination and prejudice inside their organisations, the chief executive of Shelter has warned. Polly Neate said yesterday that structural social injustice makes it inevitable that charities will be affected by issues such as racism and sexism. Neate was speaking at an event in central London hosted by the

Trustees at the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund have filed a serious incident report with the Charity Commission after media reports about its handling of millions of pounds in cash donations. PWCF confirmed to Third Sector that it contacted the regulator at the end of last month. PWCF received about €3m between 2011 and 2015

International development charity Emergency Nutrition Network has announced the appointment of its first chief executive, after more than 25 years without a boss. Nigel Tricks will join the charity in September, having spent more than 30 years working with international aid agencies in Africa and Asia.  Founded in 1996, ENN works with programmers, policy-makers and researchers

The Charity Commission has criticised a charity where over £100,000 remains “unaccounted for” after money was transferred to a trustee’s private bank account. The commission said that Birmingham-based One Community Organisation, which was set up to help disadvanaged young people in the city, was guilty of misconduct and/or mismanagement after concluding an 18-month statutory inquiry.

Charities in England and Wales will be able to apply for up to £500,000 to fund projects that transform water services and help consumers and the environment. Ofwat, the water regulator, will launch the £4m fund early next year. It said charities, as well as other sectors including community groups and local government bodies, would be able

A military charity has been wound up after an inquiry found that most of its fundraised income was kept by a company linked to a trustee. Support the Heroes “misled the public”, and much of the money it raised “went to a private company instead of military veterans and serving personnel in need”, the Charity

The Charity Commission has urged charity trustees to consider the risks of using cryptocurrency.  The commission told trustees that it was important to document their decision-making if they did decide to invest, or take donations, in cryptocurrency. Sam Jackson, the commission’s assistant director of policy, wrote in a blog this week: “Trustees who do decide

A care charity has been forced to pay more than £20,000 to a former employee after an employment tribunal upheld claims of unfair dismissal and unauthorised deductions from wages. Multicultural Elderly Care Centre, based in Glasgow, was ordered to pay Ms S Zafar a total of £21,316.40, following an employment tribunal judgment that was made on

There is a growing “digital divide” between large and small charities, experts have warned. Future funding must be used to “shore up” sustainable digital work at smaller charities in particular, the latest annual Charity Digital Skills Report said. The report, which is based on a survey of more than 400 charity leaders and published by

Overall public trust in charities remains high but has fallen significantly among those who are less economically privileged in the past year, research shows. The latest data reveals that public trust in general in charities fell very slightly to an average of 6.2 out of 10 in 2022, down from 6.4 last year, according to

Charities could face a shortfall of £80m a year after 2027 because of a planned reduction in the rate of income tax, experts have indicated. The change means the value of Gift Aid will fall from 2024, when the basic rate of income tax will be reduced from 20 per cent to 19 per cent,

23rd March 2022: FREE NOW, Europe’s leading multi-mobility platform, takes measures to support refugees from Ukraine. FREE NOW passengers across Europe now have the option to round up the payment for rides directly from the app, and FREE NOW will double the donation amount, up to €100,000 per month, for three consecutive months. Funds raised

Save the Children UK has rejected a £750,000 donation from an international energy firm on the grounds that it would breach the charity’s recently adopted policies on accepting money linked to fossil fuels. Neptune Energy made the donation instead to the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Rescue Committee, according to reports

Police are investigating a suspected cyber attack against the Scottish Association for Mental Health. The charity said it had been the target of a “sophisticated and criminal cybersecurity attack”. The attack affected the association’s email system over the weekend, as well as its national phone line, according to a statement on SAMH’s website. SAMH declined

Press Release The business and art worlds are working hand in hand to support Ukraine. The international art leader LUMAS and renowned artist Paolo Pettigiani have joined forces to release a print run of a new photographic artwork on March 22, 2022 with all proceeds going towards providing medical care for the Ukrainian people. The

The Small Charities Coalition is transferring some of its services to the NCVO and Foundation for Social Improvement, as part of the process leading to it winding down at the end of the month. The SCC, which announced closure plans in December, said it had received six proposals to host and maintain services including its

The founder of an animal rehoming charity has been banned from being a charity trustee for 15 years because of her role in serious mismanagement of the organisation. Capricorn Animal Rescue and Sanctuary, which operated an animal rescue service in north Wales, was founded by Sheila Stewart in 1983. The regulator opened a regulatory compliance

The on-the-night total raised by last week’s Red Nose Day fell by more than £9m compared with last year. Organiser Comic Relief announced that the on-the-night amount was £42.8m, down from £52m this time last year. It is the fourth event in a row that the figure has fallen and is almost £36m down on

The Disasters Emergency Committee’s Ukraine Appeal has raised £175m in two weeks, making it the second-biggest fundraising appeal in the organisation’s history, new figures show. The DEC said the appeal raised £55m on its first day, the largest amount raised by one of its appeals in 24 hours, and proceeded to hit the £100m mark

Imperial War Museums has decided not to repay a donation from the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, after taking advice from the government. The Chelsea Football Club owner is one of two dozen Russian nationals whose assets have been frozen by the UK government in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. IWM will keep a donation

A former Charity Commission board member has questioned the prospective appointment of Orlando Fraser as the regulator’s next chair.  The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced earlier this month that Fraser, a former Conservative Party parliamentary candidate and a former member of the Charity Commission board, was its choice for next chair of

More than a quarter of foundations are failing on accountability, transparency and diversity practices, according to new research. Twenty-eight of the 100 foundations assessed for the first Foundation Practice Rating were awarded a D grade overall, the lowest score available. Just three were awarded an A grade. The assessment was carried out by the consultancy

English Heritage is reviewing its partnership with P&O Ferries in light of the company’s actions yesterday, when it sacked 800 staff without notice. The partnership enabled English Heritage members to get discounts on P&O travel services, but the charity told Third Sector it had decided to put the relationship on hold. The company has been

A date has been set for MPs to question the government’s preferred candidate for chair of the Charity Commission. The Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee has confirmed that it will interview Orlando Fraser from 10:45am on Thursday 24 March. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced earlier this month that Fraser,

A children’s hospice in Wales is set to receive a reported six-figure sum paid as a settlement to the former private secretary of Diana, Princess of Wales, as part of the fallout from her infamous Panorama interview in 1995. Tŷ Hafan will receive the proceeds of a settlement paid by the BBC to Commander Patrick

The walking charity Ramblers has appointed Ross Maloney as chief executive. He succeeds Vanessa Griffiths, who stepped down in January 2020 after serving in the role for four years. Tanya Curry joined the charity as interim chief executive the following month. Maloney will join Ramblers from the Scouts, where he is deputy chief executive and

Oxfam GB has updated records relating to a fifth former member of staff after an investigation into sexual misconduct, bullying and other claims in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The charity said last year that an external investigation had led to three members of staff being sacked and a fourth person would have faced dismissal

Camelot is set to lose the licence to run the National Lottery after nearly three decades. The company said it was “incredibly disappointed” after the Gambling Commission announced the Czech-based company Allwyn Entertainment as its preferred candidate to run the lottery from 2024. Allwyn already operates lottery competitions in the Czech Republic, Austria, Greece and

The Charities Aid Foundation has announced a list of more than 100 organisations that will receive a share of £20m of government funds to help them weather the coronavirus pandemic. The funds are the second phase of the £40m Resilience Fund, which has already given out £19.2m to 645 organisations to help them through the