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More people, including pension funds, commercial banks and insurance companies, are using capital with the aim of generating both social and financial returns.

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on specific legal matters relating to charities.

It's rare to find a charity, whether a school, college or university, that is uninterested in receiving major gifts.

Organisations and individuals that campaign ahead of an election (but are not standing candidates themselves) are known as ‘non-party campaigners'.

The recent case of Routier v HMRC [2017] saw the Court of Appeal provide a useful reminder that care needs to be taken where charitable legacies involve an international element.

One of the many reviews launched following media coverage of charity fundraising last year was that of the House of Commons' Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.

As overlapping crises from climate events to geopolitical conflicts increasingly strain communities and institutions, the traditional model of crisis response is proving inadequate. This analysis examines how philanthropy can shift from reactive emergency funding to proactive investment in community resilience, exploring the tension between immediate relief and long-term preparedness in building a more robust civil society infrastructure.

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport announced its new Philanthropy Strategy on Wednesday as well as the publication of two key reports on developing charitable endowments in the UK.

How can student's unions run campaigns and engage with political activity whilst complying with Charity Commission guidance...

On 25 March, the Charity Commission released its inquiry decision relating to Humanity Torbay, a charitable incorporated organisation (‘CIO') that managed a community drop-in centre providing information and...

Allegations, accusations and counter-accusations continue to fly around the collapse of Kids Company.

The Law Commission (sponsored by HM Treasury) has undertaken a review of the key piece of legislation governing co-operative and community benefit societies in England and Wales...

HM Treasury has announced that they will be reviewing the legislation relating to Community Amateur Sports Clubs.

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is undertaking a review of private schools to ensure they comply with the requirements of The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

Earlier today, the Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish Government's Named Person scheme (the scheme) is illegal.

After criticism from the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), triggered mainly by the judicial handling of the investigation into the recent bribery allegations against BAE Systems plc, the anticipated Bribery Act 2010, which has now received royal assent and is expected to be brought into force later this year, represents a significant overhaul by codifying and, in some instances, dramatically extending preexisting anti-corruption rules.

The Charity Commission has recently published a case report concerning its compliance case on The Air Ambulance Service (the 'Charity').

Recent charity scandals have reignited some perennial governance debates: trustee remuneration; the unitary board; and the need to generally professionalise trustees.