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How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.
To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission
Apply for a Temporary Work - Charity Worker visa to do unpaid charity work - eligibility, documents, family members
Information about fraud and cyber crime, how to spot it and what you can do to protect against it.
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
Find out about changes to help charities process refunds, collect donations and claim Gift Aid for events cancelled due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Choose authorised officials and responsible persons in your charity to manage your tax - use a nominee or collection agency, complete the 'fit and proper persons' test, let HMRC know about changes
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
How to manage and review your charity's connection to a non-charity.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Guidance on how charities and community interest companies in the UK can apply for funding from the Security Industry Authority’s grant for good causes.
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
Communities across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to benefit from over £150 million in funding to support community ownership of local assets.
What charities and their trustees need to consider when fundraising from the public.
Events courses and programmes to develop skills, knowledge and networks for chief executive officers, deputy-CEOs and their equivalents in public service.
Charity registration decisions which are significant or of wider interest.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
How to set up a charity: find trustees, choose a name and structure, create a governing document, meet the public benefit requirement, register your charity.
The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments.
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