The Big Lottery Fund has announced a new £150m fund to invest in community-led enterprises across England, the largest ever fund of its kind. The Big Lottery Fund says the fund, the Power to Change scheme, is the country’s largest ever community enterprise fund. It aims to help community enterprises, including charities, to provide sustainable … Continued
Hundreds attend consultation events and over 160 submit responses The Charity Commission for England and Wales and The Scottish Charity Regulator, as the SORP making body, have welcomed the sector’s enthusiastic response to its consultation on the draft SORP. Over 1,600 charity sector representatives took part in the 26 consultation events held by the SORP … Continued
Trustees’ Week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference. Trustees are the people in charge of a charity. They play a vital role, volunteering their time and working together to make important decisions … Continued
Due to the demand across Britain, the number of Foodbanks operating has been considerably increased. The Liverpool Central Foodbank operation has been significantly expanded and they are now offering 12 sessions each week in five different locations. Oxfam director Chris Johnes has blamed the rise in demand on ‘a perfect storm of rising living costs, lack … Continued
We are proud to again be sponsoring the Spirit of Merseyside awards in 2013. Our sponsorship helps to enable the largest community awards in our region to go ahead, honouring and rewarding the vital and inspirational work taking place in the communities of Merseyside. This is the eighth Spirit of Merseyside Awards organised by Community … Continued
BWMacfarlane are delighted to be running this event which is aimed at charities and businesses who wish to find out about Tendering for Grants and Contracts. During this 60 minute seminar we will be working in association with expert speakers to share insight on the following topics: Demystifying the tendering process, Delivering successful tender presentations, … Continued
Previously, cash deposits made into a charity collection box would offer no tax refund to the charity. This has now changed; a cash donation of no more than £20 is treated as a gift, after deduction of basic rate tax, which the charity can now reclaim. This is subject to a modest overall limit to … Continued
Charities must make all Gift Aid claims using the new system ‘Charities Online’ from October 1st 2013 and HM Revenue & Customs has written to charities, who haven’t yet signed up to the new online Gift Aid system to remind them that the old paper claim forms will not be accepted from September 30th 2013. … Continued
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has issued new guidance on decision making for charity trustees. The guidance, It’s Your Decision, explains the key principles of decision making that the courts and the Commission expect trustees to apply when they are making significant or strategic decisions about their … Continued
Many charities and community organisations currently use cheques that must be signed by two trustees as the Charity Commission strongly recommends dual authorisation for all payment transactions. But this form of dual authorisation is often not available for transactions they carry out online or by telephone which means charities are currently restricted in their choice … Continued
🎅🏻BWM Christmas opening hours🎅🏻
🎄The BWM office will be closed over the Christmas period from close of business on Friday 22 December 2023 at 12pm until 9am on Tuesday 2 January 2024. 🎄
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