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Date: 14 May 2012
Women thriving in charity jobs
Women are excelling in the charity sector as new figures show they hold more directing roles in charities than FTSE 100 businesses. The Home Secretary Teresa May, who is also the minister for women and...
Date: 03 May 2012
Howzat! Cricket dinner raises over £3,000
Football legend turned TV commentator Paul Merson proved the star of the show at a recent annual fund-raising dinner for Chalfont St Giles Cricket Club. The former Arsenal player and Walsall manager kept the audience...
Date: 30 Apr 2012
SportsAid grant for two talented teenagers
Two of Buckinghamshire’s rising stars of the sporting arena have seen their careers boosted with a £750 grant each from the Bucks SportsAid Foundation. Eighteen-year-old Alice Freeman from Marlow, who already plays hockey for England,...
Date: 27 Apr 2012
Val Doonican charms the ladies for charity
Showbiz legend Val Doonican added his support to Amersham-based charity Scannappeal last week (Thursday 26 April) as guest speaker at a special Ladies Lunch in the charity's 25th anniversary year. Photo: Val Doonican Sponsored by...
Date: 24 Apr 2012
Charity Commission unveils safeguarding plan
The Charity Commission has published a new document aimed at improving safeguarding standards within charities. The document, which has been published for trustees, urges charities to carry out regular risk assessments and improve their methods...
Date: 18 Apr 2012
Fundraising rules ‘need clarification’
The regulatory system that governs charitable fundraising needs to be simplified, according to a key industry body.
Date: 16 Apr 2012
Get on your marks for the GX Fun Run
B P Collins is once again supporting the biannual Gerrards Cross Fun Run, taking place in the heart of Gerrards Cross on Sunday 20 May 2012.
Date: 16 Apr 2012
Support “Go Green For Bucks” Day
Buckinghamshire Community Foundation is encouraging people to support the first-ever “Go Green For Bucks” Day on Friday, 15 June, which aims to raise enough money to make 60 extra grants to local community groups of...
Date: 12 Mar 2012
Charities warned over property rates
Charities entering property agreements with commercial landlords have been warned that they could jeopardise the business rate discounts they receive
Date: 12 Mar 2012
Charities Act 2011 set to be introduced
The Charities Act 2011 is due to come into force on March 14
Date: 12 Jan 2012
Funding fears ‘silence charities’
Concerns about losing state funding may be preventing charitable organisations from challenging the Government and local authorities, new research suggests. A report by the Independence Panel indicates that charities are becoming less willing to speak...
Date: 24 Dec 2011
Bursary boost for local youth centre
The Curzon Centre in Beaconsfield is to receive a £5,000 bursary from leading Buckinghamshire law firm B P Collins LLP.
Date: 11 Nov 2011
Review of Charities Act announced
A forthcoming review of the Charities Act 2006 will determine whether it is fit for purpose, according to the Government. The role of both the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Standards Board will also be...
Date: 03 Nov 2011
Hunt gets behind legacy campaign
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has lent his support to a campaign designed to increase the number of people willing to leave 10% of their estate to charity. Mr Hunt said the Legacy10 campaign, which was...
Date: 01 Nov 2011
Steady rise up the rankings for B P Collins
Leading Buckinghamshire law firm B P Collins has achieved significant success in the latest edition of the leading legal directory Chambers UK. The practice's Corporate and family law teams both increased their category rankings and...
Date: 14 Oct 2011
Private schools claim victory in public benefit case
The Upper Tribunal has overruled the Charity Commission's approach to public benefit with regard to independent schools.
Date: 22 Sep 2011
Strong showing for B P Collins in Legal 500
The latest Legal 500 league tables underline the depth of expertise at B P Collins, with top level plaudits for its lawyers across both the commercial and private client arenas. The increasing strength of its...
Date: 15 Jul 2011
Charities ‘must do more to show public benefit’
Charities are being urged to make better use of public benefit reporting to show the impact they have.
Date: 14 Jul 2011
Cheques saved after public outcry
The Payments Council has decided to abandon plans to abolish cheques.
Date: 16 Jun 2011
Revised model governing documents for charities published
The Charity Commission has updated its model documents for how non-profit organisations should be run.
Date: 06 Jun 2011
New charity inheritance tax relief ‘affects everyone with a will’
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners is urging everyone with a will to re-examine its contents.
Date: 16 May 2011
Grant boost for local young athletes at Bucks SportsAid lunch
Two young athletes aiming for future Olympic glory have been given a £500 grant each at the first Bucks Sporting Lunch Club. Twelve-year-old freestyle snowboarder Becky Menday, from Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, and rower Lewis Sloan,...
Date: 13 May 2011
Inheritance tax break ‘will benefit charities’
The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners has said new inheritance tax rules will mean more charitable giving.
Date: 05 May 2011
Charities ‘opposed to abolishing cheques’
Charities are to tell MPs not to abolish cheques until suitable alternatives are in place.
Date: 25 Apr 2011
Charities bill launched to consolidate legislation
The government has published its charities bill, seeking to consolidate existing laws.
Date: 14 Apr 2011
Future of cheques in the balance for charities and small businesses
MPs are reconsidering the abolition of cheques, slated for 2018.
Date: 01 Mar 2011
Importance of will-making highlighted by £1bn inheritance tax waste
People are paying over £1 billion too much in inheritance tax, new research reveals.
Date: 15 Feb 2011
Marathon men are Rome-ward bound
Local running enthusiasts Steve Perry and Daniel Johnson are swapping the streets of Gerrards Cross for the pavements of Rome as they aim to raise hundreds of pounds for the Epilepsy Society (previously known as...
Date: 08 Feb 2011
Cuts destroying Big Society, charities warn
Charity leaders are warning that government cuts are harming the Big Society project.
Date: 19 Jan 2011
Charity panel predicts shortfall in funding
Third Sector's Austerity Watch panel is pessimistic about the coming year.
Date: 13 Jan 2011
Charity guidance on Equality Act published
Guidance for charities on applying the Equality Act has been published.
Date: 07 Jan 2011
RSPCA wins disputed will appeal
The RSPCA has won an appeal in disputed will case.
Date: 17 Dec 2010
One in five wills include donations to charity, study shows
One in five people in the UK plan to leave money to charity in their wills, a survey has found.
Date: 15 Dec 2010
Charities turn to solicitors to fix ‘shoddy’ wills
Many charities are turning to solicitors to amend poor quality wills.
Date: 09 Dec 2010
Team wins Buckinghamshire New University Apprentice Challenge
Proving they have the spirit to be business leaders of the future are six students who triumphed in this year's Buckinghamshire New University Apprentice Challenge. Sponsored and mentored by Gerrards Cross solicitors B P Collins,...
Date: 02 Dec 2010
Charities granted iXBRL accounting leeway
Charities can continue to use PDF for filing accounts, HM Revenue and Customs has said.
Date: 01 Dec 2010
RSPCA loses £2m estate will dispute
The Court of Appeal has upheld a 2009 ruling that overturned a will that left a £2 million farm estate to the RSPCA.
Date: 05 Nov 2010
Recognition across the board for legal team: Chambers UK 2011
The expertise of lawyers in both commercial and private client work at Buckinghamshire law firm B P Collins has been recognised
Date: 17 Sep 2010
Charitable donation from legacy denied tax exemption
A court case has shed light on when gift aid can be applied in relation to a will.
Date: 08 Sep 2010
Top honours as B P Collins impresses the Legal 500
B P Collins' legal teams have made an impressive charge up the rankings of the annual Legal 500 league tables.
Date: 09 Jul 2010
Charity Golf Day raises funds for Bucks
The annual Sir Terry Wogan Golf Day organised by Buckinghamshire Community Foundation, a long-standing client of B P Collins, has raised £7,500 for local community groups throughout the county.
Date: 05 Jul 2010
Charities reminded of regulatory changes
Several parts of the Charities Act 2006 that are being rolled out will have an impact on a number of good causes.
Date: 28 May 2010
Lawrence’s artful recipe for success
England rugby World Cup winning legend and Wasps star Lawrence Dallaglio ensured local legal firm B P Collins had the recipe for success when he was guest of honour at a charity art exhibition on Thursday.
Date: 30 Apr 2010
Steve runs to a marathon success story
Many congratulations to Steve Perry, marketing executive at B P Collins, who ran his first London Marathon in a time of 3 hours 47 minutes, raising more than £1,500 for The National Society for Epilepsy (NSE).
Date: 29 Mar 2010
It's the Gerrards Cross fun run on May 23 and staff from B P Collins will be among hundreds of runners pounding the streets in aid of local charities.
Date: 17 Mar 2010
Pounding High Wycombe’s pavements to help people with epilepsy
Pavements in High Wycombe are taking a pounding as Steve Perry's training for April's London Marathon begins to get serious.
Date: 23 Nov 2009
Holy Moly, Batman: look at those calories!
Calorie counting was strictly off the agenda on Friday at Gerrards Cross law firm B P Collins, thanks to the superhuman efforts of litigation partner Matthew Brandis and his secretary Mandy Eves.
Date: 10 Nov 2009
An eight-strong team from Gerrards Cross legal firm B P Collins has cast aside its razors as part of a month-long moustache growing charity event.
Date: 01 Jun 2009
Creating a success story with the NSE
Gifted artists from Chalfont St Peter's National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) recently had the chance to display their work at the launch of a special summer-long art exhibition.
Date: 15 May 2009
Art exhibition to raise funds for local charity
A charity art exhibition to raise funds for the Chalfont St Peter-based National Society for Epilepsy (NSE) is being held by local law firm B P Collins.
Date: 02 Apr 2009
Firms help make a difference to local charity
A charity race night organised and co-sponsored by Gerrards Cross legal firm B P Collins and chartered accountants Nunn Hayward has raised a superb £1,700 to help support vulnerable children in Uganda.
Date: 16 Feb 2009
Under starter’s orders for charity fundraiser
Gerrards Cross legal firm B P Collins is aiming to make sure underprivileged children in Uganda are the real winners by supporting a charity race night in the town on March 20.
Date: 10 Feb 2009
Legal team tackles charity challenge
Six adventurous volunteers from Gerrards Cross law firm B P Collins swapped the comfort of their offices recently for a gruelling charity challenge to raise funds for the Chiltern MS Centre.
Date: 21 Nov 2008
It’s a family affair for skydiving lawyers
A tandem skydive by five lawyers from the family law practice group at Gerrards Cross legal firm B P Collins has raised more than £4,000 for the town's Leonard Cheshire Disability Home.
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