Research / statistics

HMRC is inviting comments and ideas on the National Statistics for Tax relief on charitable giving with the aim of improving them.

In memoriam giving site MuchLoved.com has now raised over £3 million in tribute fund donations. The current total raised for charities stands at £3,007, 079.

Online fundraising service Give As You Live is researching the latest trends in digital fundraising.

Fundraising income for Barnardos in Ireland fell from €8.5 million in 2009 to €7.5 million in 2010, according to the charity's latest annual report.

The Ireland Funds increased its grant giving by nearly tenfold in 2010 to almost $41 million, according to its latest returns to the US Internal Revenue authorities.

Charity shops in the UK handled nearly £1 billion of turnover in 2011, a record amount, and an increase of 3.6% on the previous year.

HEFCE (the Higher Education Funding Council for England) is undertaking a Review of Philanthropic Support for Higher Education throughout the UK.

Microdonations service Pennies has now generated £500,000 for UK charities. The number of microdonations it has handled has doubled in the past six months to two million.

Ulster Garden Villages, Northern Ireland’s largest independent charitable trust, distributed just over £1.3 million in donations in 2011, a reduction of £267,000 on the previous year, according to its