Charities Law Brief

HMRC Updates Guidance on VAT Treatment of Grants - What Does This Mean for Charities?

Thursday, 24 May 2018

HMRC has updated its guidance on how it will consider the treatment of VAT when organisations give or receive grant funding.

HMRC Updates Guidance on VAT Treatment of Grants - What Does This Mean for Charities?

Can Your Charity Still Validly Recognise Gift Aid on Donations from Its Trading Subsidiary?

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Recent clarifications published by the Financial Reporting Council mean that any trading subsidiary of a charity is required to either pay its profits to the charity before accounting year end...

Can Your Charity Still Validly Recognise Gift Aid on Donations From its Trading Subsidiary?

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New Trustee and Senior Manager Disqualification Rules - What Charities Need to Do

Thursday, 24 May 2018

Charities may be aware of changes to the automatic trustee disqualification rules, which will take effect from 1 August 2018.

New Trustee and Senior Manager Disqualification Rules - What Charities Need to Do

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STOP PRESS: Reporting Safeguarding Incidents to Charity Commission

Friday, 13 April 2018

Updated Charity Commission guidance highlights safeguarding as a high priority regulatory issue.

STOP PRESS: Reporting Safeguarding Incidents to Charity Commission

STOP PRESS: Charities Urged to Review Safeguarding Arrangements

Tuesday, 10 April 2018

As safeguarding concerns reach unprecedented levels, what does the Charity Commission's recent focus mean for you and your charity?

Charities Urged to Review Safeguarding Arrangements

Current Issues in Charity Regulation

Monday, 05 March 2018

23 January 2018 should have been a high-point in the media for the charity sector as a whole, as the Duke of Cambridge addressed the Charity Commission's annual meeting with an uplifting speech about the importance of charities to a healthy society...

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Charity News Speed Read - January 2018

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

We summarise recent news affecting charities.

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Taken On Trust - Some Key Findings

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

We summarise a recent major report on the experience of charity trusteeship, promoting diversity and understanding duties.

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Charity Commission Opens New Statutory Inquiries - What Are the Key Issues?

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

The Charity Commission has recently been active in opening new statutory inquiries into the administration and governance of a number of different charities.

Charity Commission Opens New Statutory Inquiries: What Are the Key Issues?

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Trustees Urged to Take Action on Safeguarding

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

The Charity Commission has published a new strategy and a regulatory alert, which all trustees should read. In this article we summarise the key points.

Trustees Urged to Take Action on Safeguarding

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Citizens' Rights After Brexit - What Does the Agreement Mean For Charities?

Tuesday, 30 January 2018

EU leaders have agreed that "sufficient progress" has been made on the terms of the UK's exit from the EU, and that talks can now move on from the first phase of negotiations.

Citizens' Rights After Brexit - What Does the Agreement Mean For Charities?

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Fraudsters Targeting Charities

Monday, 15 January 2018

The Charity Commission has issued a regulatory alert about a current trend in fraudulent activity targeting charities and people transferring funds to them.