10 percentage point drop sees them fall to 7th most trusted institution, Armed Forces remain topPublic trust in charities has fallen for the first time since 2011. 56% of people now trust charities ‘quite a lot’ or ‘a great deal’, compared to 66% in 2013 (slide 3)Charities drop to 7th in the list as they’re overtaken by schools, small businesses and the Royal Family (slide 3)Armed Forces remain top with 70% despite a fall of 8%, while Scouts and Guides remain in the top three on 64% (slide 3)Political parties are still bottom on 12%, with 51% trusting them very little (slide 2)Only a quarter trust the Fundraising Standards Board, while 28% have never heard of it (slide 4)People were also asked which statements a charity could make that would reassure them about making a donation or would convince them the charity was doing a good job (slide 8)70% chose ‘every new charity has to be scrutinised by the Charity Commission before it is approved’ and 68% selected ‘every charity’s accounts are on the Charity Commission website’ (slide 8)68% opted for charities reviewing their costs every year to keep them low (slide 8)