Retail Gift Aid and small business rate relief
Following our successful lobbying campaign, a new de minimis limit of £20 comes into play on retail Gift Aid claims from 1 April.
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Our 2018 research programme findings
This morning we released our headline 2018 research programme findings.
Charity shops and DBS checks
We are pleased to report that the Charity Commission is not requiring basic DBS checks of all who work or volunteer in charity shops.
Charity Retail Association reaches record membership
The Charity Retail Association, the UK’s only organisation dedicated to the charity retail sector, has signed up its 400th member, a record.
Supermarket textile bank meeting
You’re invited: Meeting on stock generation and supermarkets As the voice of our sector, we understand that stock is our member’s lifeblood and without a reliable flow of donations, charity shops across the country could not do business. Supermarkets have …
Local MP is #GoodCauseSantaClaus
Today (Thursday 20 December) Chesterfield MP Toby Perkins visited the Ashgate Hospicecare store in Hasland as part of a national campaign to encourage people to become charitable shoppers in the run up to Christmas. The Charity Retail Association, which represents …