What should charities expect from the Autumn Budget 2017?
CFG blogIt’s that time of the year again when the newspapers are full of gossip about potential giveaways or shocking tax changes which are going to cost eye-watering sums of money. Over recent years,...
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CFG blogAs we come to the end of Trustees Week 2017, Charity Finance Group has had a busy week. Yesterday, one of our Member Meetings was focused on how to improve governance and explaining the new...
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What do the latest Budget 2017 economic numbers mean for charities?
CFG blogThe Budget is out, the CFG Budget Briefing for charities is available to download from our website, the dust appears to have settled pretty quickly on this Budget. But what does the wider...
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Will new Gift Aid Donor Benefit rules make it simpler for small charities?
CFG blogIn the midst of all the noise around the Budget, a significant change to the Gift Aid rules has been proposed. The proposal appears straight forward on the face of it with the three threshold...
View ArticleMoney is not the issue when it comes to charging for Charity Commission
CFG blogThe government should be congratulated on its decision to increase the Charity Commission’s funding by £5m per year (a 20% increase) over the near future, whilst it considers what it is going...
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How big a threat is property to your charity?
CFG blogAccording to the last Ethical Property Foundation Charity Property Matters Survey 2016, 45% of respondents said that property was the biggest threat to their organisation. Property management...
View ArticleCharity finance professionals need to be aware of new automatic...
CFG blogFrom 1st August 2018, chief finance officers, finance directors, finance managers and other similar roles in charities may face automatic disqualification from serving in these positions if...
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Does your charity follow serious incident reporting guidelines?
CFG blogRecent coverage about the activities of charities in terms of safeguarding and misspending of funds have brought into focus the regime for charities to report serious incidents to the Charity...
View ArticleReview: Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing Report – Extremism in Charities
CFG blogYesterday the Henry Jackson Society through its Centre for the Response to Radicalisation and Terrorism released a report on “How Islamist Extremists exploit the UK Charitable Sector.” The...
View ArticleSpring Statement 2018: What should charities be looking out for?
CFG blogToday the Chancellor stands up to deliver his Spring Statement. Didn’t this use to be Budget Day I hear you ask? Yes, it did. But now we have one fiscal event a year, in the Autumn (well...
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