Finance

News, analysis, good practice and in-depth coverage of charity finance, investment and accounting.

Latest Finance news

  • Receive news by email
  • RSS news feeds
 

A third of Scottish councils claw back surpluses from charity contracts

11 March 2010

Report by SCVO and Voluntary Action Scotland also finds more than half of local authorities do not offer three-year funding regularly

We can't estimate the cost of removing charity music exemption, says Office of the Third Sector

11 March 2010

But it says the original estimate was of a worst-case scenario that would never happen

Give us the right figure on removal of music exemption, NCVO tells the Government

11 March 2010

Charities minister Angela Smith tells Commons £20m figure is out of date

Nick Hurd: Charity Commission spending on recruitment is 'extravagant'

10 March 2010

Regulator spent £450,000 in 2008/09

Angela Smith: charities are not there to deliver services on the cheap

9 March 2010

Third sector minister addresses mass meeting organised by Unite

Subscribe now to get the latest news by email

Finance good practice

Profile: David Hercock, finance director at Chase
The director of finance at the palliative care charity says it's tougher than the private sector.
An ageing population is an investment opportunity
Demographic trends carry implications for charity portolios, says Nicola Donnelly of Wheb Asset Management
The Numbers: The Thalidomide Trust
The figures behind the charity

More Finance good practice

In Depth

Richard Litchfield

Interview: Richard Litchfield

Third sector bidding consortium 3SC last week won a contract to deliver 4,000 jobs under the Government's Future Jobs Fund. The organisation's interim chief executive talks to David Ainsworth

Third Sector Excellence Awards: a scene from 2009

Third Sector Excellence Awards 2010: It's time to celebrate your achievements

The 2010 Third Sector Excellence Awards are open for entries. Tristan Donovan provides an introduction

Sam Conniff

Sam Conniff: "Social enterprise is too timid"

A lack of confidence is holding the sector back, the co-founder of social enterprise Livity tells David Ainsworth

Investing during a recession

The value of charity investments fell by billions in 2008 as the economic downturn took hold. Is it too late to protect what's left? When do experts believe the crisis will be over? Steer your way through the crisis with our in-depth reports

Charity tax special

Will increased income tax for top earners affect charity donations? Are charity tax breaks under threat? And what can we learn from the Danes? Find out in our in-depth features