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Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Guidance on public benefit and charitable purposes for charities and organisations wishing to become charities.
Tax exemptions and reliefs for charities - apply for recognition by HMRC as a charity, reclaim tax on Gift Aid, profits and expenditure
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
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
Tax relief on donations, Gift Aid, payroll giving, leaving a gift in your will, keeping tax records; find a charity; donating land, property or shares
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing goods for charitable use.
How to decide what your charity’s purposes are and write them in the ‘objects’ clause of your governing document.
How to close a charity, and what to tell the Charity Commission when you have closed the charity.
Consultation on VAT relief on everyday charitable donations will be launched before 23 July 2024.
Information related to changes to the arrangements related to the notification of legacy requests to charities.
How to manage and review your charity's connection to a non-charity.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
Charity Commission guidance about a phased timetable allowing charitable companies to convert to charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
How to set out your charity's purposes and rules in its governing document, how to start using it and how to change it.
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