Nigel Kippax is a Charity sector advisor and an associate with Charity Finance Group. In this comment piece, he discusses how the charity sector’s long standing financial challenges are less about a lack of money and more about unchallenged assumptions, growth mindsets, and outdated funding models that may be limiting real social impact.

Valentina Dotto, Policy Adviser at CGIUKI, reflects on why the latest Gender Diversity in AIM Company Boards report exposes a market stuck on progress, why board diversity matters for effective governance and competitiveness, and why deliberate action is now essential if AIM companies are to close the widening gap with the FTSE 350.

This week, the 6 to 10 November, is Trustees’ Week, where organisations up and down the UK celebrate the achievements and contributions of trustees within all kinds of not-for-profits.

Formula One’s 2026 Concorde Agreement has quietly reshaped the sport’s power structures by separating commercial terms from governance for the first time. The move reflects growing pressure on the FIA and F1 to demonstrate transparency, accountability and faster decision‑making.

The modern boardroom contains a diverse cast of characters, with differing priorities and targets. As a governance professional, you must be well equipped to help facilitate constructive debate.

Should companies speak out about difficult social, political or environmental topics? If so, when? What does it mean for a company to ‘take a stand’?

Professional rugby player and Chair of the RPA Men’s Rugby Board, Max Lahiff reflects on why governance matters to players, how it shapes decisions on welfare and sustainability, and why strengthening governance capability is essential to the future of the game.

There are many routes into and paths through a governance career.

CGIUKI branches are places for members, students and non-members interested in governance to meet, learn and feel part of a governance community.