Most of the work we publish contains some data from either quantitative or qualitative research. Evidence for our assertions is typically a pre-requisite before we create ideas or recommendations about what we think is happening.

We are pleased to publish this analysis of different types of charities, based on their differing incomes and expenditures. Our archetype will allow charities, donors, and others to understand what the benchmark is for each type of charity, thus ensuring that judgements are made based on norms of income and expenditure for similar charities.

Joe Saxton addresses the uncertain future of UK individual giving in this new free report. Discover why Gift Aid is not as widely taken up as it might be, and reflect on what future solutions to this problem may look like.

The time has come again to reflect on the last 12 months and thank our clients and partners for inspiring us to keep researching topical issues in the sector with 12 free reports.

We carried out our National Trustee Survey in September this year working with Third Sector magazine and the Charity Futures programme. We got nearly 550 responses and some preliminary results were published last month. Here are twenty nuggets of information we gleaned from the survey.

We carried out our first National Trustee Survey in September this year, working with Third Sector magazine and the Charity Futures programme. All the charts are available on this page to download for free.

Young people are the most likely to volunteer, yet they make up only 0.5% of trustees. How can charities address this?

The Charity Commission recently released a revised Charity Reserves guidance.

It is entitled Charity Reserves – Building Resilience (Hereafter CC19), and, as the name suggests, it is reflective of the criticism that some charities have faced this past summer in terms of financial security.

There are a few important changes in the CC19 that deserve some attention and, I believe, some dispute.

We would like to thank our clients and partners for inspiring us to keep researching the topical issues in the sector. As part of our Social Investment programme we regularly produce Free Reports and feed our finding back to the sector so any charity regardless its size or sector can find something useful. Here are the 12 popular reports this  year.

This week's blog is from P Martin Broad, who has over 30 years experience of working in the wider Community and Voluntary Sector. Martin is a Vice Chair of Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services, Trustee of Bournemouth 2026, a Development and Community Land Trust, and Chief Executive of the Boscombe Independent Advice Centre.