Charity Essentials - May 2019

Date updated: Friday 31st May 2019

Welcome to the May edition of Charity Essentials. This month we take a look at some recent research into the uptake of the Charity Governance Code and the key findings. Alice O’Mahony considers how charities can engage a millennial audience to support and volunteer for their charity. There is a property law round up of key developments and other news from the sector.

Have you adopted the Charity Governance Code?
The Future of the Third Sector - Engaging a millennial audience
Property Law round-up - key legal developments in the charity property world
Charity Essentials Brief Alerts - May 2019

Have you adopted the Charity Governance Code?

I recently attended a seminar given by accountancy firm RSM who have conducted some research into the take up of the Charity Governance Code and the benefits of complying with it. The research, unsurprisingly perhaps, demonstrated a link between applying the Code and good governance and better reporting standards. The Code can be used as a tool to take a charity on a governance “journey”. It is deliberately aspirational but provides the building blocks towards high standards of governance through its seven key principles. There are two versions of the Code for large and small charities (annual income under £1m) and it is expected that the Code will be applied on a “apply or explain” basis.

The Future of the Third Sector - Engaging a millennial audience

I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend the inaugural South West Charity Conference held in Bath earlier in the year. The key theme of the conference was the future of the third sector and as part of this, Tim Rutherford, Head of our Charity and Social Enterprise Sector and Steve Fuller, Co-Founder of The House presented on how to engage a millennial audience.

Property Law round-up - key legal developments in the charity property world

Chris Sharpe guides you through some of the key legal developments in the charity property world.

Charity Essentials Brief Alerts - May 2019