Andy Hillier

Andy Hillier has been managing editor of Third Sector since August 2011 and oversees the features and supplements for the magazine. It’s Andy’s second stint on Third Sector after originally working on the publication between 2002 and 2003. In the intervening period, he worked at Children & Young People Now and its predecessor Young People Now where he was most recently deputy editor.

My battle with the Charity Commission

By , Tuesday, 24 January 2012, Be the first to comment

Last September, Third Sector reported how Southwark Council had been forced to write off almost £70,000 awarded to a defunct drug and alcohol charity.

I was struck not only by the council’s lax checking procedures but by the fact that the federation had remained on the Charity Commission register until 2010, some eight years after it appeared to have closed. Wondering if this was just a one-off or if the case was indicative of wider problem, I placed a Freedom of Information request with the commission last September to find out just how many registered charities hadn’t filed their required documents for a significant period. (Late filing of accounts can be one of the first indicators that a charity has closed without informing the commission.) Read more »

Pre-school charity’s request for payment left me enraged

By , Monday, 5 December 2011, 1 Comment

My son turns three over the Christmas period. It’s a significant milestone for families these days because it’s the age at which all children receive up to 15 hours of government-funded childcare each week.

Potentially, it should save my household around £200 a month – or so I thought. Read more »

What role do charities have in the Youth Contract?

By , Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 1 Comment

With the number of young people not in employment, education or training consistently teetering around the one million mark in recent times, it’s encouraging that the coalition government is taking action through its Youth Contract.

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