Membership bodies – is your governance fit for purpose?
Like all organisations, professional membership bodies and learned societies should regularly review their governance and governing documents to make sure …
Felicity Aris
Event | Navigating mergers: sector trends and practical insights | 13 May 2025
If your charity is thinking about a merger, or you would simply like to learn more about the process, join …
Purpose & Impact: your roundup
Welcome to your roundup – a monthly selection of news hand-picked to keep you up to date with what’s going …
A safer life online for children: Ofcom’s call to action
If your organisation hosts online forums or other communities where users can interact online, you may need to take action …
Setting up in the UK – support for US non-profits
At Bates Wells, we work with a wide range of international organisations, to support you in navigating the English landscape …
Webinar | Charities & the use of social media: the blurring of personal and professional lives | 17 June 2025
Navigating the use of social media remains a challenging topic for many charities. Managed properly, a charity’s own social media …
Webinar | Membership masterclass – dealing with internal elections | 18 June 2025
Are you a charity or non-profit with a wider membership, or a professional membership body? Join Mark Abbott, Senior Associate …
A new approach to enforcement? Ofqual consults on its Taking Regulatory Action policy
On 20 February 2025, Ofqual opened a consultation on updates to its enforcement policy, “Taking Regulatory Action”, which it proposes …
The Procurement Act 2023: new regime goes live
The Procurement Act 2023 is now in force. Explore our Procurement teams’ top takeaways on the Government’s strategic priorities following …
The Charities Act 2022, explained: revisiting the key changes to the rules relating to charity land
Now that the majority of the changes to the rules on disposals of charity land introduced by the Charities Act …
New data protection law will make it easier for charities to fundraise
It isn’t often that new data protection law actually makes it easier to do things. But that is the case …
How does the VAT fundraising exemption apply to your charity’s events?
On 9 January 2025 the Upper Tribunal released its decision in the Yorkshire Agricultural Society case [2025] UKUT 00004 (TCC). …