Charity Times

Charity Times stands out as the top magazine focused on business and management for professionals in the UK non-profit sector. Released every two months, it provides a variety of thorough, independently crafted articles and news insights.

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Charity breached fundraising code by drafting ‘vulnerable’ supporter’s will

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

A Christian charity has been found in breach of the fundraising code after being directly involved in drafting the will they would benefit from of a “vulnerable” charity supporter. An employee of the Centrepoint Christian Church was found to have drafted the will for the vulnerable supporter, who “was under considerable physical and emotional strain, and was also caring for their dying partner”, according to their family member who made a complaint about the charity to the Fundraising Regulator.
Increase charity audit threshold to £1.5m, urges accountancy body

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

The income threshold where charities in England must submit an audit of their accounts should be raised from its current level of £1m to £1.5m, says the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). The move is needed to keep the threshold in line with inflation and ACCA also wants the government to commit to reviewing thresholds at least every 10 years, with it preferring reviews to take place every five years.
Charity updates brand so its communication ‘feels more like a conversation than a campaign’

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Baby loss charity Sands has unveiled its first brand refresh in a decade to create “a tone of voice that feels more like a conversation than a campaign”. The still birth and neonatal death charity has updated its branding to create a visual identity “that’s brighter, more modern and inclusive, coupled with a new “simple and warm” logo that has tested well among long time supporters and new audiences.
Sight loss charity for veterans to sell land to secure financial future

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Sight Scotland Veterans is to sell land used for housing at its centre for military veterans to “secure the financial future of the charity”. It has decided to enter negotiations to sell land it owns near to its Linburn Veterans Centre in Wilkieston, West Lothian. This means that existing housing on the site will need to be demolished, said the charity’s chief executive Craig Spalding.
Call for charities to sign up to volunteer recruitment platform

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) is urging charities to sign up to its volunteer recruitment platform, which has received £5m in funding support from the People’s Postcode Lottery and aims to promote thousands of opportunities. Charities signing up to promote roles will be able to help the RVS to further test the platform ahead of its launch to the public in the autumn.
Soccer Aid raises more than £15m for UNICEF

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

This year's televised Soccer Aid charity football event has raised £15.28m to support UNICEF’s work helping children globally. This is marginally up on last year’s similar total of £15m and £600,000 up on 2023, when £14.6m was raised. This year every donation up to £5m was doubled through match funding from the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation.
Mental health charity launches first fundraising appeal in more than a century

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

St Andrew’s Healthcare, which specialises in supporting people with complex mental health conditions, has launched its first fundraising appeal in more than a century. The charity, which launched in 1838, is predominantly funding by the NHS and has launched the appeal to provide enhanced support to patients. This includes therapeutic gardening, patient trips and to fund clinical research into complex mental health conditions, which are services that its statutory funding does not support.
Monkey sanctuary put up for sale two months after closing to the public

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Cornwall based monkey charity Wild Futures has put its sanctuary up for sale two months after it was forced to close its doors to the public due to rising costs. The charity says it has had to make a “very difficult but necessary decision” to put its Murrayton House based on the market. It has been the sanctuary’s home for the last 60 years.
King’s Birthday Honours list pays tribute to charity leaders and fundraisers

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Charity leaders and fundraisers are among the hundreds of people recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Among those to receive an OBE is Rosie Ferguson, whose six-year term leading charity leaders’ body ACEVO ended last year. She is also a former chief executive of The House of St Barnabas and Gingerbread. Charity Retail Association chief executive Robin Osterley has also received an OBE as has Richard Kramer, the former CEO of disability charity Sense.
Trusts ‘overtake government as largest source of charity grant income’

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Trusts and foundations have overtaken government bodies as the largest source of grant income to the voluntary and community sector, research has found. The findings on UK grant making show that grants handed out by trusts and foundations increased by 12% over 2023/24 to total £82bn. However, the research points out that government remains the main provider of contract income for charities. “Although grantmaking increased overall in 2023-24, this isn’t a straightforward story,” said researchers.