Hugh James Charity Breakfast: The next chapter in income diversification

ILM Corporate Partner Hugh James invite ILM members to join them on Wednesday 11 February 2026 for a breakfast event bringing together senior leaders and charity trustees to explore practical and innovative approaches to strengthening financial resilience and diversifying income streams across the charity and not for profit sector.

“We hope you’ll be able to join us for what promises to be an engaging and thought-provoking morning. If you’re unable to attend, you’re welcome to share the invite with senior colleagues to attend in your place.”

Details

Designed for senior leaders and trustees, this session brings together peers for focused discussion and shared experience.

The morning will begin with informal networking over breakfast before moving onto case studies on governance and legacy challenges.

Participants will then take part in guided discussions exploring income diversification options, including social investment and loans, and trading and enterprise, followed by an update from the Charity Commission on current priorities affecting the sector.

Agenda

• Breakfast and networking
  Informal networking with peers from across the sector.
• Welcome, introduction and case studies
  Hear practical insights into governance and legacies and pitfalls to avoid.
• Collaborative strategy discussions
  Discussion on Social Investments and Loans, and Trading and Enterprise as methods of income diversification with introductory thoughts from Hugh James, Charity Aid Foundation Bank and sector representatives, leading into a round-table discussion of the opportunities and risks for the sector.
• The Charity Commission update – A representative from the Charity Commission will offer a regulatory perspective on matters of interest to the sector