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Leading a charity today means juggling competing priorities: financial sustainability, organisational culture, and delivering meaningful impact. Some days this balancing act can feel relentless. How do leaders keep the mission alive while ensuring the numbers add up? This article explores practical ways to navigate these tensions and build strong foundations for the future.

Here, CFG's Policy Officer, Isaac Bristol, looks at some policy wins, important conversations between the sector and Government, and further ahead to the potentially paradigmatic May elections.

Cyber disruption, financial uncertainty and evolving governance expectations are reshaping the risk landscape in 2026. While these developments present real challenges, they also offer opportunities for charities to strengthen resilience, improve governance and innovate in how they deliver impact.

With rising demand, resource pressures and a rapidly changing funding environment, many charities are exploring whether collaboration or merger could strengthen their resilience and impact. This article from Hugo Walford and Jean Tsang at Bates Wells, sets out key considerations for charities contemplating collaboration or merger, along with top tips and common pitfalls to avoid.

The revised Charities SORP, which now applies to accounting periods starting on or after 1 January 2026, represents a shift in expectations. It is not simply about compliance, but about improving the quality, clarity and usefulness of charity reporting. 

The charity sector is at a crossroads, particularly around finances and operations. The pace and scale of change your organisation needs will vary but standing still is not an option. Knowing how far to push, and how fast to move, is one of the hardest calls you’ll face. PwC’s Amy McEwan & Emily Beatty provide a practical framework to getting it right.

Following the new VAT rules which have recently come into effect regarding donated goods, another positive policy exemption for charities has now been introduced.

In this piece, the Charity Team at Sarasin & Partners, explain how recent events in the Middle East could impact charity investors.

While the updated Charities SORP introduces new expectations, many of the same reporting challenges continue to appear in practice. Addressing these recurring issues is key to improving reporting quality.

The updated Charities SORP introduces significant changes to the Trustees’ Annual Report. While many of these are technical in nature, they reflect a broader shift towards greater transparency, accountability and meaningful reporting.