External Charity press articles
As well as our own articles and thought leadership pieces, we monitor important developments in the sector and provide a commentary where appropriate.
Charity Commission
- More people think charities play an essential role in society (Jul 2012)
Feb 2012 Charity standards endorsed
Jan 2012 New Risk Framework published
Jan 2012 Industrial and Provident Societies
2011
Dec 2011 Public benefit guidance update
Dec 2011 New mobile website makes donating safer
Dec 2011 Commission publishes new Strategic Plan
Nov 2011 Report published into charities awarded grants by Big Lottery Fund
Oct 2011 Commission publishes investment guidance for charities
Oct 2011 Charity Commission statement on the Upper Tribunal's decision
Sep 2011 Charity review project launched
Sep 2011 Commission publishes inquiry report on Crescent Relief
Aug 2011 Equality Act and charities
Aug 2011 Exempt Charities: updated guidance on recent changes
Jul 2011 'Show your impact', regulator tells charities
Jul 2011 Trustees should be honest about charity spending
Jul 2011 Endorsement of Community Matters VISIBLE Standards 2011
Jun 2011 Helping small charities avoid problems
Jun 2011 Charity networks help raise standards
Jun 2011 Model Governing Documents Updated
Jun 2011 Trustees Guidance on holding, moving and receiving funds
Jun 2011 Commission calls on charities to become more independent
May 2011 Fraud update
May 2011 Wildlife Aid Report Published
May 2011 Insurance Guidance for Charities has been revised
Mar 2011 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Mar 2011 Latest public benefit assessments findings published
Mar 2011 Charity Commission releases report after £2.5m charity fraudsters jailed
Feb 2011 Publishes report on Iqra Inquiry
Feb 2011 Charity regulator sets out initial conclusions on future strategy
[date] About the Charities Act 2011
[date] Review of the Charities Act 2006
[date] Public benefit workshops
[date] Charities Act 2011
[date] Future of UK Accounting and Charities SORP (a second podcast released)
[date] Advises Housing Associations on the Governments new affordable rents social housing product
NCVO
- Jul 2012 Charity law report 'generally sound with a few jarring notes'
Jun 2012 Something has got to give for hard-pushed charities
May 2012 After caravan and pasty tax climbdowns, charity tax needs to follow suit
May 2012 Charity law system gets a clean bill of health
Mar 2012 Bleak outlook for voluntary sector
Jun 2011 Policy analysis of the Giving White Paper
May 2011 Charities could be marginalised by the Government’s Health Reforms
May 2011 Tribunal considers issue of charities and public benefit
Mar 2011 Charity Forecast Survey
Other
- Jul 2011 Third Sector Finance: Effective fraud prevention requires input from charities, says NCVO report
Jul 2011 Third Sector Finance: Larger charities 'will not benefit from new charitable incorporated organisation legal form
Jul 2011 Civil society: NCVO working group calls for regulators to consult with the sector on fraud
Jun 2011 CTG: CTG Welcomes the publication of the consultation on the VAT cost-sharing exemption
Jun 2011 HMRC: A new incentive for charitable legacies
Apr 2011 CTG: CTG Welcomes new EU VAT study
Feb 2011 CTG: The Charity Tax Map
Jul 2010 Third Sector: Deloitte Survey on Annual Reports
[date] ICAEW 2011 Everybody Counts Awards
[date] HMRC: Revised Guidance on Audits by HMRC Charities
[date] HMRC: Online filing of Company Tax Returns: managing the transition
[date] Big Lottery Fund: The first awards from the Transition fund