The Charity Commission held its Annual Public Meeting at the Inner Temple in London on 15 October 2026, with the Princess Royal as keynote speaker. It was the first as chair for Dame Julia Unwin, who took up the role…
Cancer Research Wales has been announced as the inaugural headline charity partner of the Great Welsh Marathon, as the charity celebrates its 60th year of supporting cancer research across Wales. The partnership will give runners the opportunity to take on…
The Charity Commission updated its safeguarding guidance for charities and trustees on 8 October 2026, the first change of substance since 2021. It reflects two changes to DBS checks this year and the requirements of the Online Safety Act 2023.…
Working in London since 2020, the charity combines help with immediate costs, advice in Somali and free IT training for single mothers and their families. Helping Hooyos, which supports single mothers and their children facing financial hardship, was registered with…
If your charity missed the Big Give Christmas Challenge, you can still run a matched appeal this December. Applications for this year’s challenge closed on 3 July, but the Big Give’s own model shows how much of a match a…
A small charity with no budget can take part in Giving Tuesday on 1 December and do it well, though probably not by copying what large charities do. The day is crowded with cash appeals from organisations with paid advertising…
If your charity’s gross income is under £40,000, you will not need an independent examination. The threshold has been £25,000 since 2009 and rises on 30 September 2026, along with the audit threshold, the receipts and payments threshold and the…
Free mentoring and group sessions, delivered online to families across England and Wales, covering the whole of a sentence from remand to release. Through the Sentence, a charity supporting children and young people affected by the imprisonment of a parent,…
Reach Volunteering, which describes itself as the single biggest source of trustees for the UK voluntary sector, began a managed closure on 1 September. Operations are expected to cease by 30 November. The closure is not yet certain. Reach has…
If your charity appeals for a specific thing, you must use the donations for that thing. Raise more than you need, and you cannot simply spend the difference elsewhere. Fall short, and your starting point is that donors are entitled…