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How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
How to link charities to make accounting and reporting easier.
Guidance for charities and trustees responding to the crisis in Ukraine.
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
Over 800 charities and community organisations struggling with increased demand have been awarded funding as part of a £76 million package.
Consultation on VAT relief on everyday charitable donations will be launched before 23 July 2024.
Charity Commission’s new 'donate with confidence' site will help donations reach intended good causes
Find out about the types of fundraising donations that charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) can and cannot claim Gift Aid on.
Charities and community organisations carrying out vital work to help vulnerable people are invited to apply for a major government support package
How you can donate responsibly to help the people of Gaza.
The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
Charity Commission Chair gives Dame Shirley lecture at University of Kent
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
Find out how charities can merge with other charities.
How to manage and review your charity's connection to a non-charity.
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
Donate to one of the armed forces charities - RAF, Navy, Army, Royal Marines, Operations Welfare Fund, Armed Forces Day
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.
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