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Find out how to make changes to your charity's governing document.
Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
How trustees set up their Charity Commission Account.
Find out what procedures you need to follow to resign as a charity trustee or remove a trustee from the board.
The Charities SORP provides guidance to preparers of charity accounts. The SORP provides recommendations and requirements setting out how to prepare ‘true and fair’ accounts in accordance with UK accounting standards. The SO…
Today (Wednesday 22 May 2024) the Charity Commission concluded its inquiry into Effective Ventures Foundation.
This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
Use our online service to keep your charity’s information and contact details up-to-date with the Charity Commission.
Change your charity's details with the Charity Commission online.
Find out what being a charity trustee involves, if you can claim expenses and where to get help and advice.
Trustees of charities in England and Wales should complete and sign this form to confirm their eligibility to be a trustee.
What to put in your trustees' annual report, depending on your charity's income and the value of its assets.
The recruitment, appointment and induction process for new charity trustees and how to set a framework for recruitment.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
How to take a complaint about a charity further, including what you can complain about and reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission, Fundraising Standards Board and Advertising Standards Authority
Guidance to help you complete your charity's annual return, accounting and reporting requirements, and tax and Gift Aid advice.
How to get the right people with the right skills on your charity's trustee board.
How to decide what your charity’s purposes are and write them in the ‘objects’ clause of your governing document.
Accounting template (MS Excel) for non-company charities with gross income of £250,000 or less which can prepare receipts and payments accounts.
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