Voluntary Action Rotherham

On Thursday 1^st December Rotherham Volunteer Centre welcomed back 12 organisations who it has supported to recruit volunteers in recent months.  Representatives from a diverse range of voluntary and public sector organisations including Rotherham Hospice, Winthrop Park and Yorkshire Ambulance Service were in attendance to gain a ‘behind the scenes’ insight into how the Volunteer Centre supports organisations and groups to find and retain volunteers. 

Rotherham salutes volunteer and community groups at moving ceremony

The wide-reaching impact of Rotherham’s Voluntary and Community Sector was recognised at Friday’s eighth annual Community Achievement Awards, where individual and group winners in three categories were announced in an emotional ceremony.

HMRC Fit and Proper Person Test: Currently the test only applies to charities claiming gift aid but it will apply to all charities claiming other charity tax reliefs in due course.

It applies to those personnel who "claim tax relief or exert control over spending", which probably equates to the trustees and any senior/finance staff.