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The Charity Commission has issued new guidance requiring all grant-making charities in England and Wales to establish written agreements for every grant, regardless of size or risk level. While the guidance aims to support confident and responsible grant-making decisions during ongoing financial pressures in the sector, the mandatory written agreement requirement may create administrative burdens that could discourage smaller charitable donations.

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator ("OSCR") has published its much anticipated guidance on "Charity Investments: Guidance and Good Practice".

Il Disegno di Legge in materia di organizzazioni benefiche (protezione e investimento sociale) (il 'Disegno di Legge')è stato presentato alla House of Lords il 28 maggio 2015.

On 28 April 2026, the ICO published updated guidance on direct marketing using electronic mail to explain how charities can use the new "charitable purposes soft opt-in", which came into...

While the UK has been focused on the technicalities of leaving the European Union, the European Parliament continues business as usual.

New provisions introduced in finance legislation in 2010 stand to have a dramatic effect on the UK system for assessing entitlement to charity tax reliefs and exemptions, removing traditional domestic boundaries and opening up new opportunities for international philanthropic giving and cross-border activities by charities established outside the UK.

The Government’s White Paper on Giving comprises a key part of its ‘Big Society’ programme.

HM Treasury yesterday announced that International Accounting Standard 27, Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (‘IAS 27') will apply to all NHS bodies from 1 April 2013.

The sector is under fire again. What is being done and what can you do?

It was reported recently that the charity Catch22 has decided to transfer all seven of its schools to other organisations and wind up its multi-academy trust (MAT). Catch22 was approved...

The UK government has unveiled sweeping reforms to combat subscription traps, introducing mandatory reminder notices, simplified cancellation processes, and new cooling-off rights that could save consumers £400 million annually. With an estimated 9.7 million unwanted subscriptions costing Britons £1.6 billion each year, these measures target auto-renewal practices and difficult exit mechanisms that exploit consumer inertia and behavioural biases.

Moreover, as our society ages, the demand on working age family members to become carers can only grow.

The purposes and provisions governing a trust fund can usually be changed.

Most of you reading this will know that charities have to be established (a) for the pursuit of a charitable purpose and (b) for the public benefit. Public benefit is a tricky issue that resurfaces in the...

For more than a year the charity sector has been subject to a number of less than positive media stories.

Our Local Heroes Foundation (the 'Charity') was set up to relieve the financial hardship of people who have served in the armed forces and are in need by making grants.

The Charity Commission has, pursuant to its powers under section 181A of the Charities Act 2011 (the "CA"), disqualified three former trustees of Kingdom Life Ministries