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CharitEpulse: From Budget strains to prize draw politics

Date: 15 December 2025

CharitEpulse: From Budget strains to prize draw politics

In this episode of CharitEpulse, the hosts discuss some of the most pressing issues shaping the charity sector today:

  • Autumn Budget: Why charities may feel the pinch more than most following the recent Budget announcement.
  • Home Secretary’s plan for migrant volunteering: Over 300 charities have signed a letter rejecting the plan, calling it “immoral and impractical”.
  • Trustee diversity and development: Calls for better learning and development to recruit and retain trustees. Could a buddy system help?
  • New SORP impact reporting: The latest accounting standards require impact reporting for charities with income over £15 million.
  • Prize draw politics: A new voluntary code for prize draw operators. Should money given to charities be treated as donations or costs of business?

Listen time: 26 minutes

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For questions, feedback, or to suggest topics you’d like the trio to explore in upcoming episodes, please email claire.whiteman-haywood@quiltercheviot.com in the Charities team.

Hosts

Charles Mesquita

Charities Director

Catherine Rustomji

Partner at Shakespeare Martineau

James Saunders

Partner at Moore Kingston Smith

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