We have published a campaign pack on charity taxation and reliefs to encourage its members to respond to the Charity Tax Commission’s call for evidence on both topics. The last review of charity ta

Yesterday (Monday 23 April), our Head of Public Affairs, Matt Kelcher, joined representatives from around 30 re-use and recycling organisations at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair

We have three vacancies on our board of directors for members in the following categories: Category A (1-19 shops) (two positions vacant) Category B (20-99 shops) (one position vacant) The positions h

A record number of nominations have been received for the 2018 Charity Retail Awards, to be held in Nottingham on 25 June as part of the Charity Retail Association’s Conference and Exhibition. Chari

We have today published a new report, Councils and Charity Shops, revealing how charity shops across Britain are falling victim to inconsistent and unfair policies on business rates relief and waste m

If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of people that work or volunteer in charity shops up and down the UK, you know that they receive thousands of donated clothes to sell on a daily basis and

We had a great Scotland Conference in Glasgow yesterday (Tuesday). Around 50 delegates heard fantastic presentations on wide range of subjects, from social media usage to volunteering. I was particula

For some time, the Charity Retail Association has been highlighting London’s problem with waste recycling. From 2015 to 2016, London’s average household waste recycling rate was 32 per cent. That

On Monday, I was one of seven attendees at the Charity Sector Round Table hosted by the new Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Robert Jenrick MP, who has ministerial responsibility for charity taxat