What’s new at the Charity Commission?

Posted on 30 November 2021

Emma Knuckey reports on recent developments at the Charity Commission.

Briefing for Charities & Social Enterprises | 15 September

Our weekly round up of news and updates from across the sector. To help you navigate this week’s content, the links below will take you straight to content by topic. Investigations and complaints The Charity Commission has concluded its investigation into four charities that were part of a statutory class inquiry into 105 charities found …

Article 10: A new key to unlock access information held by public authorities

The Upper Tribunal’s recent decision in Cruelty Free International v Information Commissioner and Home Office [2026] UKUT 328 is one of the most important freedom of information judgments in recent years. The specially convened three-judge panel finally recognised that UK law includes a right (under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights) to …

FAQs: Restricted funds and endowments

What are restricted funds and endowments? A charity doesn’t always have the freedom to use its funds for its general purposes. Sometimes donors impose restrictions which limit the charity’s scope to use the donation freely. There are two main restrictions. Restrictions on purposes A restricted fund is a fund which must be used for a …

Bates Wells advises on AgDevCo group’s new investment vehicle

AgDevCo Ventures is a newly launched investment vehicle within the AgDevCo group (a specialist impact investor that invests exclusively in the sub-Saharan African agriculture sector) which will target investment specifically in Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda with an expected investment size of $1-3m per investment. The AgDevCo Ventures portfolio targets a high proportion of Black …

Purpose & Impact: your round-up | September

Welcome to your round-up: a monthly selection of news hand-picked to help keep you up to date, for businesses, investors and others working to create positive impact. Jump to: Corporate purpose B Corps Social enterprise Sustainable fashion Climate & biodiversity Supply chain impact Impact investing Corporate purpose The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership has published …

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