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An administrator's report filed with Companies House finally sheds some light on the GuideStar debacle; the RSPCA heads back to court to challenge another legacy ruling, and the Fire Fighters Charity won't say whether its new chief executive has quit or not.

GuideStar administrator publishes details of sums owed

The Directory of Social Change is out of pocket by £267,028 over the GuideStar deal but is likely to recover at least £48,000 from the sale of its assets.

RSPCA to appeal High Court judgment on £1m will

RSPCA is to appeal a high court judgment which saw the charity lose a battle over a will worth nearly £1m.

Labour accuses government of favouritism in charity funding

Shadow minister for the Cabinet Office Liam Byrne has accused the government of favouring charities with links to the Conservative Party when giving out funding.

'No comment' from Fire Fighters Charity on CEO's resignation

The Fire Fighters Charity has refused to confirm or deny reports that its new chief executive has quit just nine months after taking up the role.

Royal Institution to repay £3.2m of missapplied funds

The trustees of the Royal Institution are in the process of repaying £3.2m of funds which were incorrectly used to redevelop the charity's building, the Charity Commission has revealed.

Volunteering England may slash staff by over half due to government funding cuts

Volunteering England is considering cutting more than half of its staff as it faces a potential 60 per cent cut in strategic partner funding.

Charity with £1.5m pension deficit partially saved

Home care services provided by Age Concern Barking & Dagenham, which went into administration earlier this year with a £1.5m pension deficit, have been saved by the neighbouring Age Concern Havering.

People are willing to get involved in the Big Society agenda but lack the time to do so according to a report published by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Institute for Public Policy Research yesterday.

Dame Mary Marsh, director of the Clore Social Leadership Programme, has said trustee boards should have a person dedicated to identifying skill gaps on boards that should be filled.

The Charity Commission has already granted more requests from charities to pay their trustees in the first seven months of this financial year, as it did in either of the last two entire years.

Investing in social change

Social investment bonds are a radical new way of financing successful charities, explains Toby Eccles.

Site inspection: Community Network

Philip Webb assesses the Community Network's website.

Big Society still needs an independent third sector

Take care before you ride the wave of the Big Society, says Common Purpose chief executive Julia Middleton.

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