The Charity Commission has launched a campaign to improve the quality of trustees and ensure they comply with governance rules as the sector faces increasing financial challenges

The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into altruism charity, Effective Ventures Foundation, as it received substantial funding from charity arm of collapsed US cryptocurrency exchange FTX

Charities are calling for more automation of the Gift Aid claims system to reduce red tape and stop repetitive entering of donor details 

The Charity Commission is consulting with charities and public sector organisations to develop new guidance for charities when they use social media

The Charity Commission has increased the number of questions on the 2023 Annual Return to give more insight into potential risk areas across the sector

Sayer Vincent’s Fleur Holden and Vivien Ma explain how to create an excellent annual report that brings your charity accounts to life

The Charity Commission plans to launch My Charity Commission Account, an online service for trustees, managers and accountants

A finance manager at Wessex Cancer Trust stole almost £94,000 from several of the charity’s bank accounts

The cost of living crisis should be a prompt for charities to strengthen fraud procedures, explains Arlene Clapham, risk and assurance manager at Sayer Vincent

Staff at accountancy firm Hurst have raised more than £13,000 for Willow Woods Hospice, based in Greater Manchester

The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into My Space Housing Solutions to investigate potential conflicts of interest and possible mismanagement of funds

A former charity trustee has been told to repay £117,000 after misusing the funds to finance the construction of a 120-foot dragon statue which was never built