Governance

On 14th June 2023, the Charities Act 2022 came into force, making key changes to the procedures that you will have to follow if you are selling or mortgaging charity land as a trustee. Provisions for charity trustees selling or...

This is now referred to as “social investment” and was addressed by a law passed in 2016. The simple answer is that one charity (“A”) can give a guarantee e.g. to the bank for the borrowing of another charity (“B”)...

Public trust in charities is at a low ebb. Speaking recently at the launch of the Charity Commission’s Public Trust and Confidence in Charities report, Sarah Atkinson, the Commission’s Policy and Communications Director warned confidence in charities has fallen to...

Ben Bourne, Charity and employment solicitor at Ellis-Fermor & Negus attended the Charity Commission’s Annual Public Meeting this autumn where the keynote speech was given by Neville Brownlee from the Charity Commission addressing the Commission’s new tougher approach in this...