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A recent research study into the trust and confidence in the Charity Commission conducted by Populus has found that the public is in favour of charities contributing to the costs of regulation by the Charity Commission.

On 9 November 2022, the Charity Commission issued an official warning to the trustees of Christ Church College, Oxford.

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into charities that were in default of their reporting obligations by failing to file their annual accounts.

While not overhauling UK data protection law, DUAA provides potentially helpful updates including extending the 'soft opt-in' exemption under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003...

The Government Equalities Office has confirmed that the majority of the Equality Act will come into force on 1 October 2010.

There are many reasons why your charity may not be able to file its accounts with Companies House or the Charity Commission/OCSR on time.

In January, the Fundraising Regulator published new research and updated guidance to assist charities with comply with the fundraising reporting requirements set out in the Charities...

Following a call for evidence in December, HMRC has launched a consultation into the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (the 'scheme'). The consultation closes on 1 July 2016.

Are shadow directors an issue for schools?

The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill, which received its second reading in the House of Commons on 3 September, introduces new rules regarding campaigning activities which will affect the ability of charities to campaign on political issues.

The Law Family Commission on Civil Society has recommended the appointment of a ‘Philanthropy Champion' within government to act as a "gateway" between the Civil Service...

In what has been dubbed the "definition of irony", Hacking Team, a company that specialises in surveillance software has been the target of a cyberattack.

The amendment to the Companies Act permitting an intermediate parent company to take advantage, subject to certain conditions, of an exemption from preparing group accounts regardless of where its parent undertaking is incorporated, was discussed in the last issue of our Financial Reporting newsletter. Previously the exemption was only available where the parent entity was established under the law of a European Economic Area (EEA) state.

This update included discussions on the proposals for VAT-exempt cost-sharing arrangements and new VAT recovery rules for independent academy schools.

What do academies need to know about serious incident reporting during the coronavirus pandemic?

The High Court recently examined whether former members of a charitable mosque could proceed with litigation after their membership was terminated following an altercation. Despite finding the claimants had standing and a viable claim regarding procedural irregularities, the court refused permission based on the charity's financial position.

Nonprofit healthcare organizations and their governing boards are subject to the authority of the state attorney general, which has broad statutory and common law power with respect to its duty to preserve charitable assets.