As announced in the June 2010 emergency budget the following tax rate changes will be applicable on and after 4th January 2011: IPT rate from 5% to 6% VAT rate from 17.5% to 20% Higher rate of IPT...
28/07/2010
North East set to become the Charity Insurance Capital of the UK
What are the biggest issues faced by UK charities and voluntary organisations? Making sure every penny counts is certainly high on the list as donations and funding become harder and harder to come...
07/06/2010
Industry Expert Joins Northern Counties Insurance
The North East of Englands Oldest Insurance Brokers, Low Fell, Gateshead based Northern Counties Insurance Brokers are pleased to announce that Mark Wood, Managing Director of UKGI, has joined the company in a...
03/06/2010
Up to 15% No Claims Discount for Nurseries
UK Nurseries can now benefit by receiving up to a 15% No Claims Discount when buying their Day Nursery Insurance. NCi Nursery, the Nursery Insurance Division of Northern...
07/05/2010
Renewable Energy Insurance Facility Launched
As fossil fuel reserves dwindle and the effects of global warming continues to make a huge impact across the globe, more individuals and businesses than ever before are looking for clean, efficient and sustainable...
29/04/2010
Managing Absence and Sickness Issues at Work - FREE SEMINARS
There are huge issues relating to the management of sickness at work, including stress, the new fitness for work certificates, the tactical use of sickness absence in the context of disciplinary procedures, disability...
For UK companies who export their products across the globe, making sure they have the protection they need in the form of business insurance is vital. Can you imagine how Toyota might have dealt with their recent...
Charity Shops in the UK are shocked at the Governments plans to support the proposal to remove the charity exemptions from paying fees to Phonographic Performance Limited, which represents the interests of music...
24/11/2009
Children In Need - More Success in 2009
Following BBC's Children in Need latest telethon and fund raising campaign held on 20th November 2009, an amount of £20.3 million was raised when the lines closed last Friday. With almost 50% of this...
Charity Travel Insurance is a highly specialist purchase and the UK Charity Insurance Brokers, NCi Charity are pleased to announce the launch of their new and exclusiveTravel Insurance for volunteers and...
With more and more small charities setting up, the Charity Commission have launched a new constitution aimed at small charities.The constitution has been designed specifically for small charities with an annual income...
If you are responsible for the welfare of a small charity, you will know the importance of getting protection in the form of charity insurance. This article looks at the first stages of what you and your charity can do...
23/10/2009
Nursery Insurance. Why Expert Advice Is Essential
Following some recent high profile incidents in nurseries, this article looks at why getting expert advice when buying insurance and risk management is essential. Most people will I am sure agree that nothing...
23/10/2009
The Essential Tips When Buying Small Charity Insurance
Small charities account for the vast majority of charitable organisations. This article gives small charities some top tips to make sure they get the protection they need for less. Insurance comparison websites...
23/10/2009
Amazing Facts That Affect Our Children Everyday
The ongoing swine flu pandemic has highlighted hygiene in nurseries, schools and other places of learning more so than anything else in recent times. This article looks at some amazing hygiene facts. To begin...
23/10/2009
Why You Need Trustee Indemnity Insurance
As a charity trustee you help others but who will help you in the event of a claim being made that you could be liable for? This article looks at why charities trustees need insurance and the consequences of not having...
The number of community groups is growing as local residents, businesses and communities get together to help make where they live and work safer and better places. This article gives community groups some top tips when...
Based on the results of a recent survey of over 2500 UK parents, it seems our love affair with nursery rhymes is coming to an end. The survey was run for National Bookstart Day, which gives free packs of books...
Some of the leading charities in the UK are reporting tough times in light of the news that donations to their charity shops are substantially down. Sue Ryder Care have reported stock levels to be...
As the forecast hot and sunny summer of 2009 seems to have now missed us, thoughts now turn to autumn and winter and with it, the potential flooding that hit many parts of the UK in the past few years.This article looks...
The world in which we live becomes busier by the day so it is little wonder that more of us are looking to online comparison sites to help find us the best deals on utilities, services and a wide variety of other types...
If you read, listen or watch the media, it is very easy to assume that there is doom and gloom around every corner as good news seldom seems to hit the headlines.This has certainly been true for the not for profit...
18/08/2009
Yorkshire Folk Come Top in Charity Poll
According to ActionAid, the UK Charity who help tackle the effects of poverty, people in Yorkshire are the most generous when it comes to donating to charity.This news comes as a result of a fundraising campaign they...
31/07/2009
Charity Benefits from Hollywood Superstar Donation
Volunteers at a Cancer Research UK shop in Berkshire, England got a rather pleasant surprise when New Zealand born Hollywood actor Russell Crowe walked into the shop and donated One Thousand Pounds cash to the...
Government guidelines just realised state that to help reduce the spread of swine flu, nurseries and pre schools should remove teddy bears and other soft toys.The guidance issued by the Department of Children, Schools...