Articles and guides for charity teams

A grounded guide to working well with lived experience advisors in UK charities: paid, supported, respected, given real authority. Practical practice and policy.

Pragmatic volunteer recruitment for UK charities in 2026: role design, honest messaging, fast screening, structured induction, and the metrics that matter.

Volunteers are the most under-governed part of most UK charities - and the most exposed. A clear, proportionate governance framework that protects them and the

A trustee-level walkthrough of UK charity VAT: business vs non-business activity, the main reliefs, irrecoverable VAT, and when a trading subsidiary is worth it.

The financial literacy trustees genuinely need, the questions they must answer, and the patterns that signal a charity board out of its depth on the numbers.

Practical charity governance guidance on trustee skills audits, board gaps, recruitment priorities and how to strengthen a board over time with confidence.

Complete trustee onboarding: governance documents, 5-day induction schedule, financial overview, key people introductions, and first board meeting preparation.

What trustees must do: legal duties, board meetings, conflicts of interest, financial controls, and accountability to the Charity Commission in the UK.

Practical charity governance guidance on running a trustee away day that leads to clear decisions, stronger board focus and useful follow up for charities.