Author: Jasper Maddox

Every day in the UK, 12,000 people take on the role of an unpaid carer, often for a partner, family member, or friend. Many do not identify with the term ‘carer’ and remain unaware...

The Unmistakable Warning The Charity Commission has issued a stark and unequivocal warning to the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England, demanding it “rapidly accelerate” the pace of its long-promised safeguarding reforms. This...

The success of Food Bank Aid’s emergency appeal presents a stark paradox: as the UK’s food poverty crisis deepens, the playbook for funding the response is being radically rewritten. The escalating demand, which stretches...

The family and friends of a ‘dazzling’ campaigner are continuing her legacy with the Harriet Ryley Foundation, making its first major philanthropic grant of £75,000 to the charity Peeple. Established in 2020 in memory...

A new £200,000 investment into two pioneering technology projects is set to tackle one of the UK’s most persistent social and economic challenges. This funding is not just a tech story for the charity...

Large-scale public art events have become an increasingly powerful and sophisticated model for fundraising and community engagement in the UK charity sector. These initiatives offer a unique blend of corporate sponsorship, artistic expression, and...

A Sector in Defiance The UK’s charity sector is in open revolt. In an unprecedented show of unity and defiance, more than 300 organisations have declared they will refuse to comply with the Home...

When Peter Sparkes took the helm as Chief Executive of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in June 2024, he brought not only a decorated naval career but a deep, long-standing admiration for its...

The news of Baroness Helen Newlove’s death on 11 November 2025 was sudden, a quiet end to a public life born of shocking violence. But while her chapter has closed, her fight for systemic...

In a time marked by a growing cost-of-living crisis and persistent social isolation, UK charities are devising innovative, low-barrier methods of community support. In a move that is both remarkably simple and strategically astute,...