Benefit scrutiny

The Charities Commission is to examine fee-charging arts charities in its next round of public benefit assessments. The Royal Opera House, the Young Concert Artists Trust, The Castle Players and Gwent Ballet Theatre will be assessed as to whether they can demonstrate their public benefit according to the 2008 guidelines. Recent research by the Commission showed that 98% of trustees who knew about the requirement were confident that their charity could demonstrate its public benefit.

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