Finance

Lloyds Banking Group is to withdraw its charity credit cards from February, ending 23 years of this fundraising activity.

Street collectors might soon come across some new 50p coins in their collection boxes. One of them includes a diagram that attempts to explain the offside rule in football.

Not-for-profit savings bank Charity Bank has announced its first account for children. Its Small Steps savers account has an interest rate of 2% p.a.

The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) has created a new role of Director of Social Investment and appointed Stephanie Sturrock to it.

From today very fortunate street collectors will notice a new design for the £50 note, featuring the 18th century business partnership of entrepreneur Matthew Boulton and engineer James Watt.

Disability charity Scope is to pilot a £20 million bond programme to generate a new source of funds.

Changes in Irish tax rules brought in in 2007 may be having the effect of reducing the amount of money which is donated to charity by high earners, according to a study undertaken by the Community Fou

A six-year study of the financial performance of 100 charitable trusts will be published later this month by Bill Bruty Associates.

Charity Bank has begun a national education campaign to educate the population about ethical savings.