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The Charity Commission is continuing to scrutinise the activities of the National Rifle Association (‘NRA') having issued formal regulatory advice in May 2019 after the charity

The Charity Commission has issued new guidance which clarifies its approach to the recovery of property which has been lost through a breach of trust.

Under the new amendments proposed to the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Bill, charities with incomes of more than £1m a year will be required to show in their annual reports the number of complaints they received about their fundraising activities.

Since 2009 there has been considerable doubt as to whether the First Tier Tribunal can hear cases involving ‘legitimate expectation’ by the taxpayer.

Directors of companies are often unaware that their residential addresses may be publically available on the Companies House register.

Directors of companies are often unaware that their residential addresses may be publically available on the Companies House register.

Based on a survey carried out by the Royal Voluntary Service and completed by 920 registered charities in England, Scotland and Wales, charities could see a shortfall of approximately...

The Charity Commission has released revised guidance entitled ‘Charities and Investment Matters: a guide for trustees’ (CC14).

On June 21, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit declined to follow the First Circuit's materiality standard for requiring the disclosure of interim financial documents in an SEC...

The Small Charitable Donations Bill proposes a ‘Gift Aid Small Donations’ scheme that will allow charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (‘CASCs) to claim a type of Gift Aid on small donations.

On 24 July 2014 the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee launched an inquiry into society lotteries.

The Charity Commission launched a new initiative in April to engage and inform new trustees of their responsibilities.

Last year's Supreme Court ruling that that the terms 'woman', 'man' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex has caused confusion within the charity sector...

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 ('FOIA') established a statutory right for members of the public to request certain information from public authorities.

Since 2008, registered charities have been required to include a report on how the charity is meeting the public benefit requirement in their Trustees’ Annual Report. Registered charities must explain what their charitable aims are and what they have done to carry out these aims, in addition to an explanation of who the intended beneficiaries are and how they have actually benefited in practice.

The Charity Commission has issued its first Official Warning to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council for failing to fulfill its trustee duties for 13 charities, including local parks and libraries. The council neglected to file overdue annual returns and did not comply with a 2023 action plan, risking further regulatory action

On 2 February 2022, the UK Government published its response to the 2020 Kruger Review, which outlined 20 recommendations for how the UK's voluntary sector could contribute to its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are a trustee of a UK resident trust or of a non-resident trust which has UK assets or UK source income you may need to take action before 5 January 2018.