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The Charity Commission has written to all councils in England and Wales after identifying a “significant number” of cases where they are failing to correctly manage charities they are responsible for.  The regulator has worked with the Local Government Association to produce updated guidance covering the about 1,200 charities in England and Wales that have

London’s Air Ambulance Charity has received £4m toward the cost of two new helicopters through the prize draw operator Omaze’s most lucrative charitable event. The charitable funds are being donated to London’s Air Ambulance Charity, which delivers medics and life-saving treatment to patients who are too seriously injured to reach a hospital.  The charity spends

More than £1m has been donated to Greenpeace UK’s Stop Shell appeal, which was launched in response to a major lawsuit filed by Shell against the environmental non-governmental organisation. The legal action was filed by Shell after Greenpeace campaigners occupied a moving oil platform for 13 days in January last year to protest against climate

Almost £900m in dormant funds are expected to be unlocked for charities through the expansion of the Dormant Assets Scheme, the Financial Conduct Authority has said. The scheme’s expansion is estimated to unlock a further £880m after it was widened to include dormant investment assets and client money, the regulator said. The first phase of

A former Charity Commission board member has described the Charity Governance Code as “too managerial in tone”. In a LinkedIn post, Andrew Purkis said the code, which is the subject of a consultation to “refresh and reshape” it, was excellent but warned some sections were “too dry”.  Purkis, who was a commission board member from

Thames Hospice has appointed Dr Rachael de Caux as its next chief executive.  De Caux, who is deputy chief executive and chief medical officer of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board, will succeed Catherine McLaughlin, who will retire in September after almost two years in the role. De Caux is also a

The children’s rights and education charity AfriKids has rebranded, with its new look paying homage to its past while embracing its future, the charity said. AfriKids works with communities in northern Ghana to tackle issues faced by the most marginalised communities. The charity said its rebrand was rooted in the heritage, culture and vibrancy of

The co-founder of a teacher training charity said its funding “shouldn’t be left to philanthropists” after it secured its future with almost £1m in emergency funding. In April, Now Teach said the cancellation of a £1.4m Department for Education contract could lead to its “extinction” as the charity was set to lose half of its

A graduate recruitment charity is facing an uncertain future after an £4m annual government contract that makes up almost all of its income was not renewed.  Unlocked Graduates has recruited university graduates to work as prison officers for the past eight years. The charity’s contract with the Ministry of Justice runs until 2026 but an

The social care charity PSS UK has appointed Jill Sheldrake, deputy chief executive and director of services at the care and education charity the Together Trust, as its next chief executive.  Sheldrake will take up the top job at PSS, which supports adults with learning or physical disabilities, older people, those facing mental health challenges

A Christian charity breached the Code of Fundraising Practice during a campaign to fundraise for a new building, the Fundraising Regulator has found. St Thomas Mar Thoma Church, based in Bristol, “failed to achieve its objectives” during its Agape Project fundraising campaign to raise £150,000 for the new building. The regulator found the charity failed