Britain has been cementing itself as a world-class technology hub for many years and has attracted millions of pounds in investment from all over the world. The UK was ranked as the third most promising market for innovation, disruption and technology breakthroughs in KPMG’s 2018 Global Technology Innovation Report. It is only led by the […]
Allegations of serious sexual misconduct have hit the charities sector hard. The crises in the charity sector began in early February, with allegations that senior Oxfam staff had engaged the services of sex workers in Haiti, while supporting locals following the 2010 earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince. Some of the girls exploited by the aid workers […]
In less than three months the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) comes into force. On 25th May 2018, any business, charity or organisation which holds personal identifiable information must be fully compliant with the GDPR principles or face severe financial penalties. A number of businesses have been struggling to understand the compliance requirements under the […]
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank Charities benefit society and people all over the world, and many SMEs are setting up their own charities and foundations for this purpose. Not only does taking such a step benefit staff morale, but social responsibility can also boost a company’s standing and lead to […]
Being able to offer substantial remuneration packages is essential to attract the best and the brightest, especially for pivotal management roles. One way you can achieve this is by creating a phantom share option plan, otherwise known as an incentive compensation plan. What is a phantom share scheme? Far from being slightly dodgy (as the […]
Channel 4 News ran a story this week on Dr Helen Webberley, a GP in North Wales who runs a private clinic for trans-gender patients. Interestingly, no patients were seen sitting physically in her surgery during the report, instead, she consulted via Skype. Dr Webberley set up her Gender Identity Clinic (GIC) – which is […]
The register of people with significant control (the “PSC register”) was introduced by the British government in April 2016. It was designed, amid concerns of corporate transparency, to ensure that individuals who ultimately own and/or control a company (i.e. behind all the corporate layers) are identified, and their details are made public. Whilst the UK […]
People who have read Ayn Rand’s classic ode to capitalism Atlas Shrugged tend to fall into two camps – those who think it is a prediction of dystopian horror that the world could face if corporations are not kept under control, and those who believe it is a sacred treatise that could save the world […]
There are over 180,000 charities in England and Wales[1], which endeavour to benefit various sectors of society in unique ways. But the one thing they all have in common is they rely on the dedication, experience, time and effort of committed charity trustees. This article gives a brief picture of what a charity trustee is, […]
