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Bubb: Commission performance must improve before charging fees

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:40:00 GMT

Acevo chief executive Sir Stephen Bubb has said the Charity Commission will have to get better at regulating the sector before charities would be prepared to supplement its income with fees.

Charity Bank to deliver BIG's £10m social investment fund for small organisations

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:00 GMT

The Big Lottery Fund is launching a £10m fund to help small charities and social enterprises attract social investment.

Equinox staff set to strike over proposed pay cuts

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:00 GMT

Unite members at Equinox Care have voted for two days of strike action over proposed pay cuts of up to £6,000 a year.

Big Society Network's 2012 accounts show £180k deficit

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:00 GMT

Big Society Network has finally filed its 2012 accounts with Companies House, nearly five months late, and the unaudited abbreviated balance sheet shows a deficit at the end of March last year of £180,716.

Finance is a matter for all small charity trustees, report advises

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:00 GMT

There is a lack of financial capability on small charity trustee boards with many organisations leaving ‘the finances’ to one individual, according to a report by the Charity Finance Group and the Small Charities Coalition launched today.

I have a question…don't laugh

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:06:00 GMT

Niki May Young ponders the importance of being able to ask the silly questions.

Crime charity cannot appeal rate relief ruling, says lawyer

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:54:00 GMT

A lawyer for one of the councils involved in the Public Safety Charitable Trust rate relief case has insisted the charity has no right of appeal in the case and so cannot challenge the High Court ruling.

Shadow minister wades in to Big Society Network funding controversy

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:11:00 GMT

Shadow minister for civil society Gareth Thomas has tabled a series of Parliamentary questions to minister Nick Hurd about the government's funding of Big Society Network and the allocation of Social Action Fund money.

Specialist Work Programme providers should get more funding for new services, say MPs

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:26:00 GMT

The Department for Work and Pensions should use some of the money it has saved on outcome payments in the first year of the Work Programme, to fund new services from specialist providers to help the most disadvantaged jobseekers engage with the Programme, an influential committee of MPs has said.

Commission reissues business rate relief warning

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:00 GMT

The Charity Commission has reissued an alert for charities about the risks of entering tenancy agreements that intend to take advantage of business rate relief.

Government to provide support to charities bidding for rehabilitation contracts

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:12:00 GMT

The Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Justice plan to develop a tool which will help charities and social enterprises assess the financial viability of sub-contract offers to deliver probation services.

When ignorance is far from bliss

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:59:00 GMT

A shifting political atmosphere is putting power in the hands of the inexperienced, warns Robert Ashton.

Your picks of the week

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:12:00 GMT

Your CivilSociety rounds-up the most read stories from the previous week.

Crime prevention charity will challenge rate relief decision

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:41:00 GMT

The Public Safety Charitable Trust plans to challenge this week’s High Court ruling that it cannot claim rate relief for the 1,500 empty commercial buildings it leases around the country.

Charities told using 'social enterprise' brand will help them win funding

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:32:00 GMT

St Andrew’s Healthcare, one of the largest charities in the UK, has been told by commissioners that calling itself a social enterprise will help it win contracts.

Centre for Social Impact Bonds launches new tools

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:58:00 GMT

The Cabinet Office’s Centre for Social Impact Bonds has developed two new tools to assist the development of the bonds: the 'Knowledge Box' online portal and a template service agreement contract.

New Sorp cleared for sector consultation

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:37:00 GMT

The Financial Reporting Council, which oversees financial reporting in the UK and Ireland, yesterday agreed that the proposed new charities Sorp can be issued for consultation with the sector.

Charity governance is stuck in the past, finds leadership review

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:51:00 GMT

While management in the charity sector has changed significantly in the past few decades, a reluctance to invest in governance has led to a stagnation of board structure and a lack of diversity, according to Dame Mary Marsh’s review of skills and leadership in the social sector.

Cabinet Office paid Big Society Network £98k two months before putting project on hold

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:22:00 GMT

Get In, the childhood sports project that Big Society Network’s Social Action Fund grant was supposed to fund, was faltering in quarter one of the grant agreement, yet the Cabinet Office gave Big Society Network a further £98,000 for the project at the end of quarter two, documents released under the Freedom of Information Act show.

Arts Council transfers trading arm to CIC to get BIG funding

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:55:00 GMT

Arts Council England is to wind up its subsidiary ArtCo Trading and transfer its services into a new community interest company, so it can bid for Big Lottery Fund money.