No organisation is immune to the risk of fraud but the charity sector is particularly vulnerable. The latest data suggests that in 2017 alone the sector lost £2.3bn to fraud. As this week marks Charity Fraud Awareness Week, we look…
The Commission has recently issued guidance for inactive or ineffective charities and it hopes to release a total of £20m into the sector by March 2020. As part of the Government’s Civil Society Strategy this amount was identified as being…
The 2019 Handbook was published last week and takes effect from 1st September 2019. The foreword by Lord Agnew gives an interesting insight into the ESFA’s current focus and some context around the changes this year. The headline is that…
It has been confirmed that an increase in the charities' small donation limit from £20 to £30 will apply to gifts made on or after 6 April. The proposal was initially announced in last November's Budget and applies to small donations…