In the past fortnight, I have written two stories about charities that have come a cropper over unpaid business rates to local authorities. The stories go like this: charity leases premises in ‘hard-to-let’ area for peppercorn rent on flexible terms and then claims the mandatory 80 per cent discount on business rates from the local… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Why I wish I’d run for charity
I ran the Bupa 10k in London on Monday. It was the second time I have taken part in the race but the first time I actually did any prior preparation. Having struggled to run the whole route last year, I set myself the goal of running the whole course and have, over the past… Read more »
Is the purpose of CSR to protect a company’s bottom line?
I was lucky enough to attend the Business Charity Awards, organised by Third Sector, on Monday night at the Grosvenor House Hotel where the BBC news reader Huw Edwards amused us with gentle digs at the England rugby team. I was sat next to a very interesting woman who works in the field of corporate… Read more »
Why companies should follow Nuffield Health’s example
It was pea and ham hock soup and fine wine at Nuffield Health’s annual general meeting held at The Royal Automobile Club in Pall Mall on Wednesday. And why not? The charity, which runs private hospitals and gyms, has had a very good year.
Why I feel bad about my latest charity donation…
I have signed up to support another charity – and am suffering already from donor remorse. I was wandering around a consumer show yesterday afternoon when I was surprised to see a charity stand. It seemed incongruous among the other stalls, which were selling high price goods, although on reflection it made perfect sense –… Read more »