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You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
Almost £5 billion of funding is available to help UK businesses become greener as part of the government’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Over £480 million as part of £1.6 billion of climate aid announced by the Prime Minister to help developing countries access climate finance and mobilise private investment.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Use this service to apply for government-backed innovation funding for your business
The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF) supports the development and deployment of technologies that enable businesses with high energy use to transition to a low carbon future.
Find out if your social enterprise meets the conditions of the social investment tax relief (SITR) scheme for investments made on or before 5 April 2023.
The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry following concerns over how charitable funds have been used by a now sanctioned individual.
Find guidance on raising funds for your charity and what trustees need to consider.
Find out about how the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) help to catalyse private sector investment in new and emerging infrastructure.
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