Wayne Thomas, Partner at Bates Weston reviews the available support for charities during the Covid-19 outbreak and the guidance issued by the Government and the Charity Commission relating to their governance and reporting. Support to pay charity staff Charities are...
In this Autumn edition of our newsletter for charities, we consider the way the conduct of Oxfam workers has rightly drawn attention to the governance of charities, focussing attention on their safeguarding responsibilities. We remind you that the new code of...
The Charity Commission is urging charities to protect themselves from fraud following publication of its research into fraud awareness, resilience and cyber security. The survey, conducted this year updates one carried out in 2009. Over 3,300 charities took part and,...
The Charity Commission is concerned that some auditors are letting charities down. According to the Commission, over half of the accounts submitted by charities failed to meet basic benchmarks. It stresses that 44% did meet the required standards for a charity audit...
In this summer edition of our charities newsletter we are looking at reserves policies, conflicts of interest, GDPR, cyber breaches and a digital code of practice plus the Charities SORP (FRS 102), the delay to the planned changes in probate fees, a cautionary tale...
Charity taxation From April 2019, the Government will introduce measures to reduce administrative burdens on charities. These include: An increase from £5,000 to £8,000 in the upper limit for trading charities can carry out without incurring a tax liability where...
