Myth No.3 "I am a Company Director not a Charity Trustee"
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
Many charities in Northern Ireland have as their legal structure the company limited by guarantee. But this does not mean that the people on the board of a company, i.e. known as the directors, are not also charity trustees at law. Under the Charities Act (NI) 2008 it says that trustees in...
NEW CODE OF FUND RAISING PRACTICE
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
The Fund Raising Regulator launched a new Code of Fund Raising Practice on 6 June 2019. This comes into effect in October 2019. That gives fundraisers a period of time to get familiar with the new Code. The new Code is a great improvement on the previous Code and the change of design and update to...
FUNDRAISING REGULATOR NAMING CHARITIES UNDER INVESTIGATION
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
After 1st March 2019 the Fundraising Regulator will publish the names of charities and other organisations that are under investigation. It will be publishing a summary of all complaints and investigations whether the charity has been found to be in breach of the Code of Fundraising purpose or not....
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
The annual Co3 (Chief Officer’s Third Sector) Leadership Conference and Awards event was held in Belfast on Thursday 7th March 2019. Edwards & Co. were proud to support and to attend the event. There is always a great energy at the event and we enjoyed hearing the conference speakers a...
CHANGES TO THE GIFT AID SMALL DONATIONS SCHEME
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
With effect from 6th April 2019 all gifts to charities made on or after that date can be increased to £30 where an individual is making a donation of cash or using a contactless payment service under the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme. This increases the limit from £20 to £30 and...
Can the Charity regulator wind up a charity?
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
In a recent case in England and Wales the Charity Commission for England and Wales applied to the High Court for an order to wind up a charitable company Thrift Urban Housing Limited. This followed the opening of a statutory inquiry in August 2014. The Commission has the power under the Charities Ac...
HAVE YOU CLAIMED YOUR RATES EXEMPTIONS?
Posted By: Jenny Ebbage
There is a common belief that being a charity means that the body is entitled to an exemptions from payment of rates. However this is not always the case. There is a requirement to provide Land & Property Services with information to meet their criteria before the exemption applies. This proof d...
