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Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
Types of school and how they're run - community schools, academies, free schools, faith schools, state boarding schools.
How to send information to Companies House through our extensible markup language (XML) schemas, by purchasing software or developing your own.
Guidance for UK companies on winning business from international aid and development projects.
This page provides background information on public bodies and gives guidance to departments.
Types of model articles of association a limited company can have, including older versions of Table A from previous company legislation.
Start a business to help people or communities - business structures including community interest companies and co-operatives
Find out about gaining approval for a fair partial exemption special method if you deal with partial exemption for insurers.
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 group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
Unincorporated associations are organisations set up through an agreement between a group of people who come together for a reason other than to make a profit
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