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Serious incident reporting by charities during COVID-19
10 Jun, 2020
Like many organisations, charities are facing significant challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic (see our recent blog post here). But when does a challenge become a...
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Tough times for the Third Sector – How can we all help?
28 May, 2020
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...
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Charities: amending your objects to respond to coronavirus
15 May, 2020
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...
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Coronavirus - the potential impact on the charities sector
31 Mar, 2020
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...
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The Coronavirus Loan Scheme leaves many charities without access to emergency funding
30 Mar, 2020
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...
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Charities: commercial partnerships and why compatibility comes first
29 Nov, 2019
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...
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New guidance for charities about campaigning before an election
22 Oct, 2019
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...
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Discrimination rights for charity volunteers
13 Sep, 2019
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...
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Dormant or inactive charities
27 Aug, 2019
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...
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Back to school for Charity Trustees
15 Aug, 2019
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...
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Charity trustees’ legal names must be displayed on charity register
3 May, 2019
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...
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Disposing of Charity Land (continued)
21 Feb, 2019
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...
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Disposing of Charity Land: Getting it wrong!
5 Feb, 2019
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...
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Hosting speakers and debates at UK universities
25 Jan, 2019
“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...
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Why are the Consumer Rights (Payment Surcharges) Regulations such a big deal for charities?
28 Nov, 2018
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...
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Community interest companies now able to convert into charitable incorporated organisations
1 Nov, 2018
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...
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Court of Appeal decision about the duties of members of charitable companies
29 Aug, 2018
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...
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Digital trustees: digital savviness keeps charities current
1 Aug, 2018
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...
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Employing trustees: why charity should not begin at home
12 Jul, 2018
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...
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Charities: the health & safety aspects of running fundraising events
16 May, 2018
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...
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