Charities & not-for-profit

Charities have proved to be especially vulnerable to the economic downturn and pressures associated with the Covid-19 epidemic.  Many trustees are finding their cashflow is being...

During this time of global health crisis, everyone wants to do what they can to help and nowhere is this more apparent than the charitable sector.   However, there is a danger...

Updated as of 31 March 2020 Charities and not-for-profit organisations across the UK have been impacted by coronavirus.  Through this page we discuss the issues charities are...

The Treasury have confirmed that charities which receive half their income from trading activity will be eligible to apply for the ‘Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan...

  Never look a gift horse in the mouth (so the saying goes) but when it comes to forming partnerships with commercial companies, charities would be better advised to ‘look...

The Lobbying Act[1] (the Act) requires non-party campaigners (for example, charities) to register with the Electoral Commission if their spending on regulated campaigning...

As the law stands, volunteers who work with charities have no protections under discrimination law against harassment and victimisation. This is because, as a rule, their working...

Has your charity received an email from the Revitalising Trusts programme?   Back in 2018 the government’s Civil Society Strategy identified that £20m is being held in...

The Charity Commission continues to work through its heavy caseload of potential incidents of misconduct involving UK charities.   Though each case is unique, there are some...

Currently, charity trustees are able to use a ‘public display name’ on the charity register instead of their legal name.   However, from 1 September 2019 [but see update...

In my last blog post , I wrote generally about the pitfalls to be avoided when disposing of charity land.   This time I look at the special rules that apply where a charity...

It is all too easy to get it wrong.  Unless exempt by law (exemption applies to, for example, most housing associations, various higher education institutions and Academy...

“No platforming” stories at UK universities have become a familiar feature of the news. For example, back in 2016, Cardiff University attempted to ‘no platform’ Germaine...

Charities often take payments for memberships and merchandise in order to raise funds.  In common with many commercial businesses, they have often sought to pass on to the...

A community interest company (CIC) is a limited liability company, designed for social enterprises. A CIC has the specific aim of providing a benefit to a community and must use...

It all started with a …..divorce.   In 2013, hedge fund billionaire, Sir Christopher Hohn and his then wife, Ms Jamie Cooper were the subject of a high profile divorce...

In the digital era in which we live,  evolving with the marketplace and changing modes of communication is essential.  While some charities may prefer to avoid the digital realm...

A  case report published this month by the Charity Commission has highlighted the legal and reputational risks which arise where a charity employs and pays a salary to one of its...

As we finally move into warmer months, there will be a noticeable increase in the number of  charities running events, especially outdoor physical ones.   “Health and...

Sleep-in shift workers should not be entitled to the national minimum wage for time spent asleep at work, according to the UK charity Mencap.   Mencap recently argued its case...