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.

National, Trade/B2B

English

Magazine

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#1096956

United Kingdom

#70746

Community and Society/Philanthropy

#134

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Regulator to probe arts charity’s ‘long-term financial viability’

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

The Charity Commission has launched an investigation into an arts and education charity amid concerns around its long-term financial viability. The regulator has been involved with the charity since last year around its plans to sell its central London base, as well as wider concerns around its finances and management.
Charity body raises AI human rights fears under Labour government

1 week ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Despite a change of government ‘little has changed for our civic space’ says Bond, which is concerned by continuing curbs on protests as well as emerging threats from artificial intelligence (AI). The NGO body notes there has been a “change in tone” towards the charity sector by the Labour administration “but few policy changes”. It is also concerned that curbs on protests remain, with climate protestors receiving longer sentences and stricter penalties.
Reform run councils’ ‘anti woke agenda’ could be a ‘serious concern’ for charities

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Charities are being warned of challenges ahead in engaging with local authorities now run by Reform UK due to the right-wing party’s ‘anti-woke’ agenda. The warning has been made by James Somerville, head of policy at think tank New Philanthropy Capital (NPC), who said that “echoes of the anti-woke, anti-DEI agenda that we have seen in the US have come through strongly from Reform UK”.
Charity Commission chief calls for more collaboration in the sector

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Charity Commission chief executive David Holdsworth has called for more collaboration in the sector so charities can maximise their support. Such partnerships should involve charities working together and also with other sectors, including businesses. Speaking at the Charity Times annual conference this week he said he had “underlying confidence in this sector’s collective power” adding, “just as no home is built by a single pair of hands, no lasting social change comes from isolated efforts”.
Charity Commission admits 'we made important errors' in its Kids Company report

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Criticisms raised in a Charity Commission’s report into the running of defunct children’s charity Kids Company were “unfair” and “one-sided”, the High Court has found. My Justice Sheldon found that concerns raised in the 2022 report by the regulator into payments made by the charity to clients “are unbalanced and one sided” and “extremely unfair to the charity and the trustees”.
Former trustees failed to act on personal bank account warnings, regulator finds

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

The Charity Commission has criticised the former trustees of a charity with connections in Syria for failing to act on its previous warnings over using personal bank accounts to transfer funds overseas. Following a monitoring case six years ago the regulator had issued trustees at Olive Grove Foundation with guidance over its financial controls, including the use of their accounts to move money abroad.
NPC announces merger with Beacon Collaborative

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Lauren Weymouth

New Philanthropy Capital has announced a merger with the Beacon Collaborative to increase the effectiveness of philanthropy in the UK. The two organisations will combine their experience under the NPC brand to focus on growing, promoting and celebrating philanthropy in the impact sector.
Almost 200 small charities to be supported in inaugural match funding campaign

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

A group of 194 small charities are to benefit from an inaugural small charities match funding campaign that is to take place in June. The campaign is being run by match funding platform Big Give and backed by media firm Global’s Make Some Noise charitable arm, NCVO and People’s Postcode Lottery. It runs from the 23rd to the 30th June and will see funders match funds raised by the public for the small charities taking part.
Social justice charity chief to lead Canal & River Trust

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

Nacro chief executive Campbell Robb is leaving to take the same role at the Canal & River Trust. He has led the social justice charity for six years and will take up his new role at the Trust, which looks after a 2,000-mile network of waterways in urban and rural areas, in October. Robb is also a former chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust and also spent seven years leading homelessness charity Shelter.
Investigation launches after more than 100 charities cash £22m worth of cheques

2 weeks ago | charitytimes.com | Joe Lepper

The Charity Commission has launched a class inquiry after evidence has emerged that more than 105 charities had cashed £22m worth of cheques. A group of 10 charities will be the initial focus of the inquiry and have been selected due to the high number of cheques and total value cashed involved. The regulator said it expects to extend the number of charities involved in the probe over time. The probe has been launched following a visit by HMRC to a company in Hackney, London.