It is unfortunately common for charities to feel financial pressure at some point in their existence, and at the Commission we see the sector’s financial resilience and sustainability as a key current risk.
Our Assistant Director of Policy, Sam Jackson, talks about the improvements made to our decision-making guidance for charity trustees.
With a General Election on the horizon, I want to remind charities of their responsibilities and of our published guidance to help with decision making around political activity and campaigning.
The supported housing sector is a space where many aspects of civil society come together to meet the needs of vulnerable people. Although supported housing can be provided by local authorities, housing associations and private landlords, in many cases supported …
New guidance published by the Charity Commission makes it clear that charities who use social media should have a policy in place and ensure that it’s followed. But, when you’re busy in the day-to-day (creating and scheduling posts, researching new …
Update (1 August 2023): Our refreshed investment guidance has been published. Read Investing charity money: guidance for trustees. A key priority for the Commission is to support trustees in managing their charities well. One of the ways in which we …
People rightly have high expectations of charities, and when their actions cause controversy it is our job to listen carefully to those concerns and take robust action when necessary. So as we conclude the National Trust case today, I’d like …
Part of the Commission’s job is to help make charity more resilient, to ensure that it can thrive and inspire trust in tough times as well as good. In this spirit, when we saw an increase in the number of …
As we all know, this year has been turbulent to say the least, bringing with it unprecedented challenges to charities throughout England and Wales. We have seen admirable efforts of trustees, the majority of whom are volunteers, to support their …
As many thousands of people continue to step outside their homes to go to work each day amid a national lockdown, I am struck by how many of these frontline workers will be employed by charities. Care homes, hospices, specialist …