Feb 27, 2024 Charity Commission - friend or foe? By Edwina Turner For anyone working in the world of charities and over 30, you might remember a time when the Charity Commission rarely showed its teeth...
Sep 20, 2023 New ground - Charity Commission guidance published on use of social media By Natalie Barbosa On Monday the Charity Commission published its first-ever guidance for charities on the use of social media. Traditional libertarians...
Jul 27, 2023 Wildfires in Corfu: A climate call to action for your organisation By Natalie Barbosa We’ve all seen the latest news regarding the wildfires in Corfu, serving as a reality check for much of the world’s press and public. In...
Jun 15, 2023 Spring has sprung (a little late!) - Charities Act 2022 implementation By Edwina Turner We had been promised the implementation of the next tranche of changes to the Charities Act 2011, by the Charities Act 2022, in 'spring...
Jun 12, 2023 Learning the lessons from Troy: The importance of internal financial controls on charitable donations By Edwina Turner Everyone knows the story of the Trojan Horse: the Trojans accepted a large wooden horse as a gift without realising that enemy soldiers...
May 09, 2023 Holding the (virtual) purse strings: updated Charity Commission guidance on internal financial controls By Edwina Turner Nikhil Handa The Charity Commission has published updated guidance on internal financial controls for charities, in an attempt to modernise the...
Apr 27, 2023 Be careful of the company you keep: A new offence for charities of failing to prevent fraud By Edwina Turner The Government has announced more details about its proposed offence of failing to prevent fraud, which could apply to certain charities....
Dec 21, 2022 When the Commission's Christmas greeting is 'managing financial difficulties'... By Edwina Turner So just five days before Christmas, the Charity Commission has launched new guidance entitled: Manage financial difficulties in your...
May 05, 2022 Charity investments - landmark case supports adoption of Paris Climate-aligned policies by charity trustees By Natalie Barbosa Judgment was handed down on a significant case regarding the duties of trustees in relation to investment policies last week. The issue...
May 05, 2022 New chair of the Charity Commission's inaugural speech - the wind of change? By Edwina Turner I may be wrong but I caught on the breeze a possible fresh wind of change with Orlando Fraser's first speech as the new chair of the...
Feb 08, 2022 Is bereavement the right foundation for a charity? By Edwina Turner The Captain Tom Foundation has been registered as a charity for less than two years (it was set up not long before Captain Tom died) and...
Jan 28, 2022 Trustees - are you buying property/borrowing money? Then beware! By Edwina Turner The latest inquiry report from the Commission concerning the Hindu Community Society, provides a salutary warning for charity trustees...