Succession in law firms is very real problem in the UK The age profile of the legal sector is increasing. The huge wave of legal practitioners who entered the market 30 or 40 years ago are today of an age when they begin to contemplate phasing down or retiring...
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Pharmacy First Launch – Almost half the UK were not aware
What is the Pharmacy First Initiative? Health leaders across England are celebrating the much-anticipated launch of the Pharmacy First service, marking a significant step forward in healthcare accessibility and efficiency. With over 90 percent of pharmacies onboard,...
Government launch Critical Imports and Supply Chain Strategy
Responding to recent import and supply chain challenges, on 17 January 2024 the UK government launched the Critical Imports and Supply Chain Strategy, an initiative aimed at improving the nation's ability to adapt to global disruptions in the face of adversity. ...
Alternative Sources of Charity Funding
The Importance of Diverse Funding In the UK, charities play a key role in supporting communities, addressing issues within our society and changing people’s lives for the better. But for charities to be able to deliver these vital services they need to be able to...
£550m raised through JustGiving for UK charities in 2023
The fundraising platform JustGiving has announced that over £550m was raised for nearly 20,000 UK Charities through their platform in 2023. This is based on data provided by JustGiving which was taken from 1 January to 15 December 2023. This data only related to...
Charity Finance Group announce project to develop investment principles
On 6th December, the Charity Finance Group announced their Charity Investment Principles project. These Charity Investment Principles will be created by charity sector experts and will aim to support trustees when it comes to making difficult charity investment...
Fundraising Regulator proposes an increase to the Fundraising Levy
On the 6th December, the Fundraising Regulator announced that it is looking to review a proposed increase to the Fundraising Levy in the charity sector for the first time since 2016. What is the Fundraising Levy? The Fundraising Levy raises the majority of the...
When is the 2024 Spring Budget?
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will deliver his 2024 Spring Budget on Wednesday 6 March 2024. What time is the Budget? The Budget is expected to take place at about 12:30 pm, straight after PMQs. The first part of the statement typically begins with a review of the...
UK firms failing to digitise their supply chain
A recent survey of businesses containing 250 UK and 250 US respondents firms found that only 61% of UK firms recognised the importance of connecting disparate supply chain data and 20% said they were not using supply chain data at all. Data disparity can come on a...
Is succession in law firms still a very real problem?
Succession in law firms is very real problem in the UK The age profile of the legal sector is increasing. The huge wave of legal practitioners who entered the market 30 or 40 years ago are today of an age when they begin to contemplate phasing down or retiring...
Pharmacy First Launch – Almost half the UK were not aware
What is the Pharmacy First Initiative? Health leaders across England are celebrating the much-anticipated launch of the Pharmacy First service, marking a significant step forward in healthcare accessibility and efficiency. With over 90 percent of pharmacies onboard,...
Government launch Critical Imports and Supply Chain Strategy
Responding to recent import and supply chain challenges, on 17 January 2024 the UK government launched the Critical Imports and Supply Chain Strategy, an initiative aimed at improving the nation's ability to adapt to global disruptions in the face of adversity. ...