It has been a consistent priority for the Charity Commission to learn more about the public’s attitudes towards charities and trustees’ understanding of their role.
It has been nearly two weeks since I started as the Charity Commission’s chief executive. The early days have been a whirlwind – new faces, a packed diary, hectic travel between our four offices, and a great deal to learn …
I am delighted that the charity sector’s governance code is now in its 12th year and its 3rd edition. The Commission has supported and endorsed the code since its inception. The latest edition has raised the bar in response to …
The results of our 2017 Trust and Confidence in the Charity Commission survey are good news for the Commission. Against a backdrop of falling trust in institutions of all kinds, public trust in the Commission has held steady since 2015 …
It’s been a year since the last registration blog when we talked about three big questions to consider if you want to start a charity. Shortly afterwards we launched the Commission’s completely digital ‘Apply to Register a Charity’ service (ARC). …
Our statement of regulatory approach is an important strategic document that sets out how the Commission approaches its work and how we will fulfil our role under the Charities Act. We publish the statement on our website so that trustees, …
It will be no surprise that as CEO of the Charity Commission a large part of my day is devoted to dealing with charities where things are either about to go wrong, have gone wrong, or have gone very wrong …
People become charity trustees because they believe in something and want to make a difference. They don’t want to waste their time on bureaucracy. But nor do they want their efforts wasted by ineffectiveness or undermined by the behaviour or …
Today is Local Charities Day, an initiative launched by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to help small, local charities and community groups thrive and demonstrate the great work they do.
The impact fraud can have on a charity’s good work, beneficiaries, and reputation can be immense. The National Crime Agency tell us that charities, along with individuals and the private sector, “lose billions of pounds each year to fraud”. Clearly …
The Commission is only too aware, through our casework and conversations with charities, of the financial difficulties that many are facing. Over the past year we’ve seen a number of charities, some high profile, get into financial difficulties – the …