Public benefit of fee-charging and education charities under the spotlight

By David Ainsworth and Emma Maier, Third Sector Online, 12 March 2008

Charities that charge high fees may need to begin fundraising so that they can subsidise costs for people who can't afford to pay, suggests draft guidance published today by the Charity Commission.

Under the 2006 Charities Act, charities must show that their aims are carried out for the public benefit. The commission’s draft guidance, Public Benefit and Fee-charging , advises charities how to ensure that those who can’t afford fees and those living in poverty have an opportunity to benefit. This might...

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