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17 May 2013 | Vibeka Mair

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.

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Crime prevention charity will challenge rate relief decision

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


Centre for Social Impact Bonds launches new tools

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

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.

Dame Mary Marsh

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.

Big Society indeed. Big bucks for the big players and let the rest of us, operating diligently and frugally, eat dust. I hope this story keeps its legs and congratulate those who continue to dig.

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

Get In flyer

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

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.

New Sorp in line for approval tomorrow

The new version of the charities Sorp, which governs the way charities draw up their trustees' reports and accounts, is on the agenda for approval at tomorrow's meeting of the Accounting Council.

NCVO forecasts £2.1bn statutory funding drop by 2017

NCVO is predicting that public funding for charities could drop by 12 to 15 per cent by 2017/18,  losing the sector as much as £2.1bn.

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