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The Charity Commission is not regulating charities effectively and there is a gap between what the public expects of the Commission and what it actually does. The NAO has concluded that the Commission does not do enough to identify and tackle abuse of charitable status. Between 2007-08 and 2013-14, the Commission's annual budget fell 40 per cent in real terms to £22.7 million but the number of main registered charities has remained fairly constant at around 160,000. In response to budget cuts, the Commission has reviewed how it works and successfully reduced demand for its services, but it has not identified what budget it would need to regulate effectively. The Commission makes little use of its enforcement powers, for example suspending only two trustees and removing none in 2012-13. And it can be slow to act when investigating regulatory concerns. The NAO found cases where periods of several months passed during which the Commission took no action. Furthermore, the Charity Commission does not take tough enough action in some of the most serious regulatory cases. It is also reactive rather than proactive, making insufficient use of the information it holds to identify risk. The Charity Commission needs to think radically about alternative ways of meeting its objectives with constrained resources. It also needs to make greater use of its statutory powers in line with its objective of maintaining confidence in the sector; and develop an approach to identify and deal with those few trustees who deliberately abuse charitable status. This report publishes alongside another NAO report, the Cup Trust.
Articles of Association for Charities and Not for Profit Organisations: Guidance and Precedents contains guidance and full precedents to help charity trustees, members of incorporated companies by guarantee, professional charity advisers and solicitors to form constitutional documents that meet the Charity Commission's requirements. It will also assist, not for profit organisations, right to manage companies, community interest companies and employed owned limit companies to implement internal regulations for the guidance of decision making at board level. Written for a tightly defined market and practical in approach, this text provides analysis of the prescribed or specified articles of association for a: · Private company limited by guarantee, incorporated under the Company Act 2006. · Charitable company regulated by the Charity Commission in England & Wales (GD1) · Right to manage company · Community Interest Company · Employee owned limited company The text is fully researched, with footnotes to the appropriate legislation, this new title includes: · Analysis of the new model articles for a company limited by guarantee , prescribed by the Company Act 2006 · Evaluation of the, regulatory prescribed model articles of association , for charities based in England or Wales (GD1) · Discuses the prescribed articles of association for right to manage companies · Analysis and discussion of the prescribed articles of association for a community interest company, with practical guidance on the asset lock provisions. · Evaluation and commentary on the employee trust and the employee company articles of association. · All precedents available as electronic downloads: Not for profit company Charitable Company Association – Non Charitable statue Museum – Charitable Statues This essential text will appeal to legal professionals and accountants who provide advice on charity law or charity formation, trustees of sports clubs, housing associations and museums, financial advisers and investment professionals who focus on advising charitable and Not for Profit organisations.
This new edition is fully revised and updated to take account of the Charities SORP 2005 yet retains the familiar format of earlier editions. This book is packed with practical information and advice on how to make the best of the regulatory regime for charities.
"How to Diversify Your Charity’s Board" offers a strategic roadmap for organisations to foster diverse and inclusive board leadership. Written by Sophia Moreau, a multi-award-winning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Governance expert, this guide helps charity boards cultivate a broad range of perspectives to drive innovation, improve decision-making, and strengthen organisational resilience. It covers critical areas such as board recruitment, onboarding, and inclusive governance, offering practical tools, case studies, and actionable insights to ensure diverse talent is attracted, retained, and empowered. How to Diversify Your Charity’s Board: A Practical Guide is filled with invaluable information, including: • What do we mean by trustee diversity? • Statistics on the diversity of trustees • Why diversify your board? • Common misconceptions about trustee diversity • Inclusion: Where do we start? • A word on the law: positive action and positive discrimination • Practical tips to diversify your charity’s board
This book is a practical guide for executive and non-executive directors and aspiring directors to lead, govern, and steer UK-based organisations to long-term sustainable success. In today’s turbulent environment, corporate governance is increasingly scrutinised, and this book will consider how directors can ‘bring the future forward’ with respect to responsible and ethical governance and leadership against the challenging political, environmental, and economic backdrop. While other books discuss UK corporate governance, this one uniquely demonstrates how the work of directors can build an organisation’s antifragility, and offers a view of stewardship approaches to every sector and type of UK organisation, from large premium listed companies to start-ups, the public sector, not-for-profits, partnerships, and family-owned and private-equity-backed organisations. Aspiring and experienced directors will each benefit from this book as well as those who provide board evaluation services, professional advisers, auditors, and those who provide training and other support for board members.
An essential reference work for charity administrators and their professional advisers. Charity Administration Handbook, Sixth Edition has been extensively revised to take account of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016, the updated and revised Charities SORP and the new charity governance code. This new edition will bring you up to date on the audit rule changes on independent examination of charity accounts and whistleblowing; in addition there is new content on fundraising through social media, the Common Reporting Standard and the Small Donations Scheme. New developments since the last edition include: - New fundraising regime - Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016 - Charities SORP has been updated - New Northern Ireland regulatory regime - Audit rule changes - New charity governance code - New guidance on conflicts of interest - New content on fundraising through social media - New Common Reporting Standard - GDPR - Changes to retail gift aid and the Small Donations