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How to close a charity, and what to tell the Charity Commission when you have closed the charity.
Use our online service to keep your charity’s information and contact details up-to-date with the Charity Commission.
Find out what being a charity trustee involves, if you can claim expenses and where to get help and advice.
This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
How to get the right people with the right skills on your charity's trustee board.
How to manage your charity’s financial activity and use internal financial controls to reduce the risk of loss.
How to decide what your charity’s purposes are and write them in the ‘objects’ clause of your governing document.
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
How to register your charity once it has been set up, what you need before you start your application and what happens after you apply.
What charities need to consider when campaigning or engaging in political activity. Also includes guidance about Elections and Referendums.
Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Samples showing the layout and format of trustees’ annual reports and accounts under SORP 2005. For samples under SORP FRSSE and SORP FRS 102, see detail below.
Directions and guidance the examiner must follow and the role and responsibility of independent examiners when examining the accounts of a charity.
Understand the rules for making payments to trustees, including trustee expenses
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
Find out how to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in your charity.
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