Public confidence in charities remains remarkably robust, even in the wake of high -profile controversy such as the investigation of Captain Tom Foundation, reveals new figures.
The Charity Commission, the sector’s independent watchdog, reported that the overall confidence in charities “has not been affected and remained stable.” This sustained belief places charities over institutions such as banks, the police and even the public in terms of public confidence.
While high levels of confidence experienced a marginal 1 percent dip to 57 percent this year and low levels rose from 9 percent to 10 percent, the Commission emphasized that such minor fluctuations are not statistically significant, indicating a uniform level of public confidence compared to the previous year.
The daughter of Pandemic Fundraising -Hero Captain Sir Tom Moore and her husband was accused of “repeated” mismatch in a report published in November by the Commission in the operation of the foundation created in his name.
Sir Tom became a household name in the middle of Covid-19 and raised millions to the NHS-Velgant organizations by walking in his garden in Lockdown.
But separately was a £ 1.4 million book and a fee of £ 18,000 the appearance of the awards among the financial benefits that Hannah and Colin Ingram-Moore enjoyed through their family connections to Captain Tom Foundation.
The millions raised by SIR Tom and donated to the NHS -Welding Organizations together before the foundation was formed were not part of the Commission’s investigation.
The Commission’s report found a “repeated behavioral pattern” that saw Mr and Mrs Ingram-Moore achieve private gains, and as the watchdog said will have left the public feeling “mislead”.
But in annual research, the Commission said that average confidence in charities has remained consistently high since 2020, with greater levels of trust among the public for charities than for banks, police, social services, the ordinary street, private businesses, local councils, newspapers, MPs and government ministers.
Only doctors came out with a more favorable result where 68% of the 4,092 people who were examined said they had a high level of confidence in the medical professionals.
Captain Tom Charity Investigation was one of the main reasons why people said they were aware of the commission and the regulator said its handling of this study seemed to have increased the positivity to the watchdog.
In his report, it said: “Although there have been high levels of awareness of Captain Tom Foundation, the overall confidence in charities has not been affected and has been stable, perhaps because of how the charity commission has handled the investigation.
“Focus group participants were balanced in their views, as while actions with high -profile charities could affect their confidence, there was also a feeling that it was not fair to question all charities due to a few actions.”
Earlier this year, a foundation spokesman revealed that the family had demanded that Sir Tom’s name be removed from the charity, which changed it from Captain Tom Foundation to 1189808 Foundation, reflecting the organization’s charity number.
A commission spokesman said: “Despite some high profiled examples of charity in the last year, these results suggest that the public is aware that such cases are very rare.
“This points to the benefits that all charities get through effective, visible regulation, giving the public confidence to support registered charities with their money and time.”
Overall, nearly two -thirds of people (64%) of respondents said they thought most of the money raised by charities goes to the end, an increase of 7% over the previous year.
The Commission’s annual study also showed that the proportion of people receiving food, medical or financial support from charities has increased in recent years, from 3% in 2020 to 9%.
During the same period, the proportion of people donated to or fundraising for Charity dropped from 62% to 48%, with the Commission noticing that “households have felt clamp”.
The proportion had already fallen less than half last year and dipped to 47%.
The investigative results also suggested that charities that campaign on questions either make people more likely to support the organization or make no difference.
Charity Commission – Managing Director David Holdsworth said: “The data paints both a challenging picture and a hopeful – showing a sector that remains a plot of support and society for people across the country as well as abroad, despite navigating an unprecedented demand in an increasingly unstable global landscape.”