Andy Ricketts

Our countdown, in reverse order, of the articles that performed best among readers over the past 12 months

Paul Streets and Ruth Marks are among a host of voluntary sector figures to be recognised

Three claimants say in a legal claim that the charity has been exceeding the amount of events for which they are denied the use of their seats

An AI expert and the next chief executive of the disability charity Sense have joined the umbrella body’s board

Concern about a charity’s use of an outdated mailing list, charity chiefs calling for voluntary sector organisations to have more cross-sectoral conversations and a rebrand for Parkinson’s UK lead this week’s list

Kate Lee tells the Third Sector podcast that the charity has seen an uplift in nearly all of its fundraising

Chris Doherty will step into the top job after Paul Newman steps down next month

The National Deaf Children’s Society has grown from an annual income of £1m when Susan Daniels joined to more than £33m today

Scope’s proposal to close half of its shops, welcome news for charities on marketing legislation and a charity worker who was unfairly dismissed despite producing low levels of work are this week’s must-read articles

Structural Islamophobia in the banking system is significantly affecting Muslim-led charities, a report from the Muslim Charities Forum says