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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
What Gift Aid is, who can claim, what donations are eligible for Gift Aid, Gift Aid declarations for your charity or community amateur sports club (CASC), how to claim
How to offer help to people arriving in the UK from Afghanistan: helping them settle in, get jobs or career advice or find housing.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
Charities can register online with HMRC and claim tax relief or get tax back on Gift Aid donations and bank interest, charitable purposes, registration
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Charity Commission’s new 'donate with confidence' site will help donations reach intended good causes
Find out if you can get a refund on goods and services under a VAT Refund Scheme if you’re a charity.
Donate to one of the armed forces charities - RAF, Navy, Army, Royal Marines, Operations Welfare Fund, Armed Forces Day
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
The government has pledged £750 million to ensure VCSE can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including £200 million for the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, along with an additional £150 million from dormant bank...
Charities and other organisations that may be able to provide advice or assistance to veterans and their families.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
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