On the 26 June 2020, The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) officially came into force, giving companies breathing space to continue to trade through the pandemic and avoid insolvency

Many of these changes will be welcomed by trustees of incorporated charities. Here’s what you need to know for charitable companies and charitable incorporated organisations (CIO's), which are 'eligible bodies' for this purpose:

On Saturday 28 March 2020, the Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, announced two measures to help charities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Both measures are primarily relevant to charitable companies

We await further details of both proposals.

These are: