No one could fail to be moved by events in Ukraine, and many trustees will be considering if the war impacts on their charity in any way and whether there is anything they can or should be doing in response. Both CCEW and OSCR have now published guidance for charity trustees on the key areas that they should be considering in response to the war, including: How best to supp ...

There have been several false dawns during the COVID-19 pandemic, but with the removal of restrictions across the UK it is hoped that finally an end to the disruption to the charity sector caused by the pandemic is now in sight. Research published by CCEW indicates the extent the pandemic has had on the sector. Whilst nearly all charities have been impacted in some way by the ...

Ward Williams staff completed the Windsor Colour run on Saturday 7th May 2022. In memory of our friend and colleague Liana Gale where they raised funds for Woking Sam Beare Hospice Sadly Liana lost her battle to cancer on the 23rd December 2021. She was a fighter through and through and one of her favourite pastimes and hobbies was running.  Running for fun, running to keep fi ...

There are no changes to the Charity SORP to report in this edition of Charity News, but there has been an announcement of the areas that have been agreed will be considered as part of the next update of the SORP. Drafting of the next version of the SORP won’t start until 2023, but this does give an indication of what charities can expect to see. One of the key issues to be con ...

ATED was originally introduced back in 2013 as part of a range of measures to make indirect ownership of high-value residential property in the UK through corporate vehicles – officially termed ‘non-natural persons’ – less attractive to investors looking to avoid or minimise taxes when disposing of their property and driving up the residential property market. The legislation a ...

The CCEW has updated its guidance on charity accounting that unless a charity’s governing documents specify otherwise, handwritten ‘wet’ signatures are not required when the trustees sign the annual report and accounts. Instead electronic signatures can be used, for example a typed signature or an electronic version of a handwritten signature. This updated guidance also applies ...

The level at which students begin to pay back their loans will be lowered from £27,295 to £25,000 for new borrowers. From September 2023, the interest rate on student loans will also be set to RPI+0%. Additionally, the length of time that students have to pay their loans back until they can be written off has been extended from 30 to 40 years. University tuition fees have bee ...

A new website has been published by Trustee Recruitment Cycle that provides guidance, tools and tips to help charities recruit trustees and improve diversity. Developed by Reach Volunteering, a charity that aims to match organisations with potential volunteers and trustees and in collaboration with the Association of Chairs, Small Charities Coalition and Getting on Board, it ai ...

First issued in 2012, CCEW’s compliance toolkit on charities and terrorism has been updated to keep track with UK counter-terrorism legislative developments that have been made since then. The toolkit provides charities with advice on how that legislation is likely to affect charities and the work they perform, and helps trustees to properly discharge their duties through prov ...

A report published by the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee on progress on tackling the sexual exploitation and abuse of aid beneficiaries, coupled with the CCEW’s own findings, have demonstrated that further work is still required to deliver transformative change. In response the CCEW has alerted international aid charities of what steps they can take to achi ...