17 July 2019
Tax reforms could boost charities and unlock wave of giving
According to a new report from the Charity Tax Commission, tax reliefs offered to UK charities urgently need an overhaul.
NCVO and Charity Tax Commission
17 July 2019
Get help for your inactive or ineffective charity
The Charity Commission and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport suggest that you get help from the ‘Revitalising Trusts’ programme to either close or revitalise your charity.
The Charity Commission and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
17 July 2019
Charity Commission News: Issue 63
This issue contains items including:
• Charity whistleblowers;
• New guidance for charities with a connection to a non-charity;
• Cyber crime; and
• HMRC's criminal offences for failing to prevent tax facilitation.
The Charity Commission
16 July 2019
Consultation on Society Lottery Reform
The consultation response announces increases to society lottery limits for the per draw sales limit to £5 million, the per draw prize limit to £500,000 and the annual sales limit to £50 million.
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Gambling Commission and Office for Civil Society
16 July 2019
Display of trustee legal names on the charity register
The Charity Commission has extended the date for changes to public display names on the charity register to 1 April 2020.
The Charity Commission
16 July 2019
Regulating charities in line with changing needs in society
The Charity Commission Chief Executive, Helen Stephenson CBE, delivers the welcome plenary at Nonprofit Academic Centers Council Biennial Conference 2019.
The Charity Commission and Helen Stephenson CBE
10 July 2019
The role of the Fundraising Regulator
The Fundraising Regulator shares the independent research report, The role of the Fundraising Regulator: public awareness, trust and expectations, and its initial response.
The Fundraising Regulator and Light and Shade Research