Charities news

• Infrastructure charity chief to step down

  17-03-2026 16:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Alan Webb has led Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway for two years
  
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• Hospice charity eyes Nando’s franchise in income diversification bid

  20-03-2026 17:21 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity’s chief executive says it is seeking solutions to local problems in its income generation efforts
  
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• Charities reiterate calls for aid cuts reversal as hardest-hit regions emerge

  20-03-2026 16:05 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The aid allocations reveal the true impact of the ‘reckless’ cuts, leaders say
  
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• Analysis: How can charities respond to the 'significant transformation' in giving?

  20-03-2026 13:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The latest UK Giving report shows a general decline in the proportion of people who give to charity. Andy Ricketts delves into the figures
  
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• Charity membership body rebrands to become less corporate

  20-03-2026 07:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says its new identity is better suited to the digital world
  
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• RNLI fundraisers face abuse in shopping centre

  20-03-2026 06:14 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity says public interactions are ‘largely positive’ but staff or volunteers sometimes face unacceptable behaviour
  
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• Foundations improving on diversity but still have work to do, report finds

  19-03-2026 17:45 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The annual Foundation Practice Report scrutinises a sample of 100 grantmakers in diversity, accountability and transparency
  
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• Comedian’s £4m estate awarded to homelessness charity after High Court case

  19-03-2026 13:30 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The bequest needed legal intervention due to vague wording in the comedian’s will
  
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• SSPCA consults staff as it looks to make 20 per cent savings

  19-03-2026 12:20 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  The animal welfare charity will close a rehoming centre and is looking to make operational changes to reduce costs
  
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• About 250 staff transfer to Victim Support after it wins £14m contract from fellow charity

  19-03-2026 08:40 via thirdsector.co.uk
  
  About 2,000 volunteers will also move over as the charity takes on the four-year contract
  
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• Modern slavery charity to close

  19-03-2026 08:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says a detailed financial review showed that it would become insolvent by July  
  
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• Former Sheila McKechnie Foundation chief to lead public participation charity

  19-03-2026 08:04 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Sue Tibballs will join the organisation on 20 April
  
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• Staff at mental health charity end strike action after improved pay offer

  19-03-2026 07:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Union members had walked out for 27 days
  
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• Chief of £35m social care charity steps down

  18-03-2026 16:38 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Sara Thakkar plans to ‘step back to plan my next chapter and to support my family’
  
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• Charity receives payment from CAF Bank after banking ‘fiasco’

  18-03-2026 16:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Support Staffordshire says it had refused two offers from CAF Bank last year before contacting the Financial Services Ombudsman
  
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• Global humanitarian aid charity changes its name

  18-03-2026 16:00 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says it wants to give more agency to the people it supports
  
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• Interim manager appointed to charity that owes £1.5m to HMRC

  18-03-2026 15:48 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The interim manager will represent William Blake House in negotiations to resolve its debt
  
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• Failure to radically reform Arts Council England would be a ‘disaster’, peer warns

  18-03-2026 08:03 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The grantmaker must avoid paying lip service when introducing changes, Baroness Hodge tells MPs
  
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• Jobs at risk as animal charity considers closing rehoming centre

  18-03-2026 07:30 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The National Animal Welfare Trust is reviewing its operations in a bid to safeguard its future
  
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• One in five charity staff say their wages fail to cover basic needs, report finds

  18-03-2026 06:47 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Voluntary sector employees are twice as likely to think they might lose their job in the next year than other sectors, research suggests
  
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• RSPCA charity staves off closure after raising £50,000 in a month

  17-03-2026 17:14 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity says it is lost for words at the ‘incredible support’ it has received
  
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• Former BBC presenter leaves charity ambassador role after bullying claims

  17-03-2026 16:37 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Kaye Adams strongly denies any wrongdoing and says the allegations are malicious
  
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• Hospice charity set to cut a further 30 staff

  17-03-2026 07:44 via thirdsector.co.uk
  It comes after the organisation made 10 redundancies last year
  
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• Inquiry into dog charity after police investigation raises financial concerns

  17-03-2026 05:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The probe will examine whether there has been unauthorised private benefit to the charity’s trustees
  
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• Homelessness charity chief to retire

  16-03-2026 17:31 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The charity says Jan Sheldon has overseen ‘huge growth’ of its work
  
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• Threshold on charitable contributions from free draws mooted

  16-03-2026 16:53 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Fundraising Regulator has opened a consultation on the subject and is proposing reaching a minimum 20 per cent of ticket sales by 2028/29 for organisations that wish to register with it
  
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• Regulator adds leadership and governance concerns into ongoing Oxfam GB compliance case

  16-03-2026 16:30 via thirdsector.co.uk
  It comes after the acrimonious departure of former chief Halima Begum last year
  
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• Charity donations down by almost 10 per cent last year as donor numbers fall to record low

  16-03-2026 06:39 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The Charities Aid Foundation’s UK Giving report warns that charities must work ‘harder than ever to earn the attention, trust and commitment of potential donors’
  
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• Animal charity says it ‘strives to uphold highest standards’ after malpractice claims

  16-03-2026 05:57 via thirdsector.co.uk
  Many Tears Animal Rescue says there will always be ‘isolated cases’ of unidentified health or behaviour concerns
  
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• Homelessness support charity rebrands

  16-03-2026 04:13 via thirdsector.co.uk
  The organisation says it received almost 3,000 pieces of feedback gathered through an ‘extensive’ three-year consultation process
  
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