More than 1,600 fundraisers and charity leaders joined our Are you code confident? webinar on 15 October to prepare for the new Code of Fundraising Practice (‘the code’), which took effect on 1 Novemb...

This guide is designed to help fundraisers and those who govern charitable organisations understand how to meet the requirements of the code.

This code support guide is not legal advice. It is advisory, non-exhaustive and is aimed at fundraising charities, their trustees and third-party fundraisers.

Investigation summary into Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), October 2025

Investigation summary into The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), October 2025

This code support guide is not legal advice. It is advisory, non-exhaustive and is aimed at fundraising charities, their trustees and third-party fundraisers.

This code support guide is not legal advice. It is advisory, non-exhaustive and is aimed at fundraising charities and their trustees.

Update on the new Code of Fundraising Practice: implementation period and wording refinements

Investigation summary into Depher Community Plumbing and Heating CIC, September 2025

In June 2025, we responded to the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Exposure Draft 2026.

Investigation summary into Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, Acwyre Ltd and IBA Global Ltd, August 2025

Our Head of Policy, Paul Winyard, discusses the contents of our three new guides for fundraisers on events, social media and online gaming.

Small charities make a big difference. From tackling food insecurity to running after-school clubs, their impact is often felt most directly by the communities they serve.

Investigation summary into Centrepoint Christian Church, June 2025

Investigation summary into Sustrans, June 2025

After analysing the findings from our 2023 survey , we made the decision to pause collecting data from charities for part two of our Annual Complaints Report (ACR) for around two years.  

As part of the launch of the new Code of Fundraising Practice (the code), we’ve published three support guides to help fundraising organisations apply the code in practice.

Retailers play a vital role in supporting charitable causes. Whether it’s by hosting fundraising events, partnering with charities, or providing space for in-store collections, their contributions add...

Suzanne McCarthy explains how the new code will provide public protection, accountability and excellence in fundraising – now and into the future.

Child sponsorship has long been a means by which charities connect with donors. The idea of helping to support a child through regular contributions is compelling and has brought about meaningful chan...

This guidance is not expected to answer all the questions that may arise for those that use child sponsorship as a means of fundraising, or that potential donors might want answered. They are meant as...

Our Head of Communications and Corporate Services, Daisy Houghton, outlines how organisations can use the digital badge, and the benefits it can provide organisations who use it.

Our Policy Manager Conor Gibson shares an update on what we have done during the consultation period for our code review 2022-25, the response to the consultation, and what comes next as we enter the ...

Daisy Houghton, our Head of Communications and Corporate Services, reflects on the insights from a nationally representative survey of the general public which shows high levels of trust associated wi...