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Cancer charity announces next chief executive
Gillian Hailstones will take on the top job at Beatson Cancer Charity in August
One in six UK adults unaware they can leave legacy gifts in wills
A new survey from Cancer Research UK has found that more than half of UK adults do not have a will
Charity Commission faces legal challenge over handling of climate sceptic think tank complaint
The regulator confirms it plans to publish its findings, but says that scrutinising the available evidence ‘takes time’
Regulator opens compliance case into air ambulance charity
The Charity Commission said it would examine governance concerns after the former interim chief executive of the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust was found to have been constructively unfairly dismissed
Social enterprise accreditation company enters liquidation
The community interest company says the closure comes amid a ‘very difficult operating environment'
‘Hardest Geezer’ raises more than £803,000 for charity by running the length of Africa
The British runner Russ Cook completed the 16,300km challenge on 7 April
Regulator opened more than 800 serious incident reports in three months, data shows
Recently released figures from the Charity Commission also showed a 47 per cent increase in the number of regulatory compliance cases opened on the previous quarter
Charities have become ‘the opposite of disruptive’, campaigner warns
In the latest episode of The End of Charity, Janey Starling said the sector had become increasingly defanged over the past decade
Government refused emergency funding to British Youth Council before closure
But the government is ‘absolutely’ committed to BYC’s UK Youth Parliament programme, the charities minister says
‘Halo effect’ can lead charity staff to ignore unethical behaviour, research finds
Some employees believe that they and their colleagues ‘inherently know what is right and moral and therefore ethics management is not necessary’, academics conclude
Retired rabbi to return £2.4m to two charities after National Crime Agency probe
The funds had been held in personal accounts belonging to Barry Marcus, unbeknownst to the charities they came from, the NCA found
Controversial gender-critical group granted charitable status
Sex Matters’ registration was assessed ‘carefully against the charity law framework’, the regulator says
Almost one-third of jobs at risk at conservation charity due to ‘serious financial deficit’
The John Muir Trust says it had to make the ‘incredibly difficult decision’ to put 19 jobs at risk
Culture secretary lobbies Treasury for automated Gift Aid
Lucy Frazer met officials to discuss adopting a US-style approach to philanthropy, reports say
Sector income passed £90bn in 2022, figures show
The total is 8.5 per cent up on the previous year, analysis by the Charity Commission shows
Foundation policy director to lead homelessness charity
Duncan Shrubsole will join the St Martin-in-the-Fields Charity in June
Major charity tells staff ‘further savings’ must be made to become sustainable
Further redundancies are being considered by the charity’s executives, sources say
Regulator reports more than 30 charities to police over concerns related to conflict in Gaza
The Charity Commission is understood to be examining more than 100 charities because of concerns about hate speech and extremism
British Psychological Society chair resigns after 15 months in the role
David Crundwell is stepping down for personal reasons but remains chair of the Imperial Health Charity
Charity awards 10 per cent pay increase to all social care staff
The move will cost the Alternative Futures Group £4.6m