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Kingdom Life Ministries inquiry: Charity trustees disqualified after unauthorised payments of over £450k and cash withdrawals of over £700k
The charity regulator also issued an Official Warning to Kingdom Life Ministries.
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Charity Commission News: 2019 General Election special
This special edition of CC News provides essential information that charities need to be aware of ahead of the 2019 General Election.
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We regulate charities within the boundaries of a clear legal framework – the Courts and Tribunal hold us to that
We won a landmark case in the High Court following an application for a finding of contempt of court, after trustees repeatedly failed to comply with orders for information.
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Committee seeks views on charity accounting framework
The SORP-making body is looking for engagement partners that will form key stakeholder groups to help gather feedback and ideas for change.
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If your charity last did an annual return before 12 November 2018
The Charity Commission changed its systems on 12 November 2018. If you have not submitted an annual return online since then, you’ll need to do things differently.
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