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Increase in Whistleblowing to the Charity Commission
Increase in Whistleblowing to the Charity Commission

Whistleblowing plays a vital role in exposing wrongdoing, fostering transparency, and holding organisations accountable. Whistleblowing occurs when individuals within an organization bring to attention unethical or illegal practices, aiming to expose them to the...

ESG Investing and Economic Uncertainty for Charities
ESG Investing and Economic Uncertainty for Charities

Investec’s 2022 charities conference has delved into how current economic uncertainty has affected ESG investing. At the conference back in September, experts and charity representatives discussed environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in an era of...

First set of Charities Act 2022 changes come into force
First set of Charities Act 2022 changes come into force

The first set of provisions from the Charities Act 2022 came into force on 31st October 2022. The first set of provisions can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/first-set-of-changes-from-charities-act-2022-come-into-force The Charities Act 2022 gained...

Charity Cyber Security
Charity Cyber Security

In 2021, one in eight charities (12.5%) were victims of a cyber-attack according to a survey of 2,330 charities across England and Wales conducted by IFF Research. The pandemic meant that charities were forced to gravitate towards online fundraising methods to enable...

One off charity donations drop as digital donations rise
One off charity donations drop as digital donations rise

Recent data has found that one-off charitable donations have dropped due to the cost-of-living crisis. However, perhaps unsurprisingly since the start of the pandemic charities have reported a significant rise in digital donations.   One-off charity donations...

VAT for Charities
VAT for Charities

Charity employees and trustees often assume that they receive an automatic VAT exemption on all goods and services that they buy/receive.  This is not the case and charities should understand the few concessions in the VAT legislation that can reduce their VAT bills....

Energy Bill Relief Scheme for charities
Energy Bill Relief Scheme for charities

The government has published further details about its energy bill relief scheme to reduce energy costs for charities, businesses and public sector organisations. The details state that a discount will be automatically applied to charities’ energy bills from 1 October...

Increase in Whistleblowing to the Charity Commission
Increase in Whistleblowing to the Charity Commission

Whistleblowing plays a vital role in exposing wrongdoing, fostering transparency, and holding organisations accountable. Whistleblowing occurs when individuals within an organization bring to attention unethical or illegal practices, aiming to expose them to the...