The Government has recently published the findings of the 2021/22 Community Life Survey, which reports on trends in volunteering and public donations to charities. There are some worrying trends that all charities need to address if they are to sustain giving and volunteering.

We’ve helped register countless start up charities and their founders are frequently dumbfound by the questions they need to answer to gain registration. Is the law too complicated for small charities?

With around 30,000 Community Interest Companies now on the register, and continued growth in registrations , this short article asks, “what is the point of a CIC?”.

The Charity Commission has published the new set of questions it will be asking charities in their annual return from 1 January 2023 but what does this tell us about what the regulator is concerned about?

What can charities do to maximise fundraising in difficult times. We offer a few ideas in this short article.

We wish all our clients, and everyone working to sustain vital charity services, a restful and peaceful Christmas and New Year and look forward to working with you in 2023.

The subject of charities and tax can be hard to navigate. While we cannot offer formal tax advice, we hope this article provides some useful pointers on charity tax matters.

The Charity Commission is getting more and more involved in making sure that safeguarding in charities is led by Trustees. This short article explores what this means in practice for small charities.

Effective partnerships between charities and business can and should be about so much more than money or in kind donations. This article explore a range of options for enriching and sustaining these partnerships.

Every charity and not-for-profit is susceptible to fraud and cybercrime by criminals exploiting the current global crisis. Is your charity doing enough to protect itself from these risks?

Trustees Week is an annual celebration of trustees and everything they contribute to charities. This year the theme is making a difference in changing times. Ongoing learning and development for Trustees is essential and Trustees week provides a good way for Trustees to do just that.

Many small companies, including small Community Interest Companies (CICs) have a small number of Directors, but what is the “legal minimum”?

This short article explores in a little more depth the impacts of the cost of living crisis on charity giving and what charities might be able to do to respond.

Robust (and proportionate) financial controls and delegated authorities policies are essential for protecting your charity, its Trustees, staff and volunteers but many small and even medium sized charities don’t have them in place. This short article explain why these policies are so important.

While the pandemic has been a tough time for many charities, others have been hugely successful in winning new funding and work over the last two years. Has this resulted in mission drift for those charities and is a course correction now needed for some?

This short article explores some emerging trends in charity fundraising following the volatility of the last two years during the pandemic, particularly in individual giving and grants from trusts and foundations.

Do your Trustees understand their legal duties? Our experience is that in small charities they often don’t and this can lead to problems. This article provides a simple synopsis of charity Trustee duties.

4 years on from GDPR and new Data Protection legislation is in the offing. What will this mean for charities and fundraising in particular?

With continued concern about the governance of charities clear to see in the press and Charity Commission publications, this short articles explores why all charities should regularly review the health of their governance arrangements.

We are delighted that Almond Tree Strategic Consulting’s long-standing commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has recently been recognised through renewal of our CSR Accreditation, this time at the Gold award level.