Guidance
Approved governing documents for local charity branches
Published 1 April 2013
Applies to England and Wales
© Crown copyright 2013
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A to C
| Charity Name | Website |
|---|---|
| Age UK | www.ageuk.org.uk |
| Armed Forces | Constitution for Membership Service Funds - no managing trustee |
| Armed Forces | Constitution for Membership Service Funds - with managing trustee |
| Armed Forces | Trust Deed / Standard Governing Document Non Membership - no managing trustee |
| Armed Forces | Trust Deed / Standard Governing Document Non Membership - with managing trustee |
| Baptist Union | www.baptist.org.uk |
| Building Preservation Trusts | www.ukapt.org.uk |
| Campaign to protect Rural England | www.cpre.org.uk |
| CFfI Cymru / Wales Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs | www.cffi-cymru.org.uk / www.yfc-wales.org.uk/ |
| Charitable Voluntary Music Groups (Making Music) | www.makingmusic.org.uk |
| Church Friends Groups | www.nationalchurchestrust.org |
| Church in Wales | www.churchinwales.org.uk |
| Church of England | www.cofe.anglican.org |
| Church of the Nararene British Isles South District | nazarenedbm@btinternet.com |
| Citizen’s Advice Bureau | www.citizensadvice.org.uk |
| Community of Christ | www.cofchrist.org.uk |
| Community Transport Association UK | www.ctauk.org |
| Congregational Federation Ltd | N/A |
| Councils for voluntary service – now known as Local Support and Development Organisations | www.navca.org.uk |
| Crossroads Care Attendant Schemes | www.crossroads.org.uk |
D to K
| Charity Name | Website |
|---|---|
| ELIM Foursquare Gospel Alliance | N/A |
| EMMAUS UK | www.emmaus.org.uk |
| English Bridge Union | www.ebu.co.uk |
| Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches | www.fiec.org.uk |
| Football Association Community Clubs | www.thefa.com |
| Gateways | www.mencap.org.uk |
| Girl Guides | www.girlguiding.org.uk |
| Grace Baptist Trust Corporation | www.gbtc.org.uk |
| Homestart | www.home-start.org.uk |
| Hospital Broadcasting Associations | www.hbauk.co.uk |
| Independent Theatre Council | www.itc-arts.org |
| Inner Wheel Club Benevolent Funds | N/A |
| Jehovah’s Witness Congregation | N/A |
L to R
| Charity Name | Website |
|---|---|
| Lions Club Charity Trust Fund | www.lions.org.uk |
| Making Music | www.makingmusic.org.uk |
| Marine Society and Sea Cadets | www.ms-sc.org |
| MIND | www.mind.org.uk |
| Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin – Cylch Cyfansawdd (combined Parent and toddler groups) | www.mym.co.uk |
| Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin – Cylch Meithrin (Playgroup) | www.mym.co.uk |
| Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin – Cylch Ti s Fi (Parent and toddler groups) | www.mym.co.uk |
| National Association of Child Contact Centres | www.naccc.org.uk |
| National Autistic Society | www.nas.org.uk |
| National Churches Trust | see Church Friends Groups |
| National Deaf Children’s Society | www.ndcs.org.uk |
| National Federation of Women’s Institutes | www.thewi.org.uk |
| National Union of Students | www.nus.org.uk |
| Parentkind | www.parentkind.org.uk |
| PHAB Clubs | www.phab.org.uk |
| Presbyterian Church in Wales | www.ebcpcw.org.uk |
| Pre-school Learning Alliance | www.pre-school.org.uk |
| RELATE | www.relate.org.uk |
| Riding for the disabled | www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk |
| Rotary Club trust Funds | www.rotarygbi.org |
| Round table Charitable funds | www.roundtable.co.uk |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | www.rspca.org.uk |
| Rural community Councils | www.acre.org.uk |
S to Z
| Charity Name | Website |
|---|---|
| Samaritans | www.samaritans.org |
| School funds (Secondary Heads Association) | N/A |
| Scouts | www.scouts.org.uk |
| Swim England | www.swimming.org |
| The Ascension Trust (Street Pastors) | www.streetpastors.org.uk |
| The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) | www.quaker.org.uk |
| Third Age Trust | www.u3a.org.uk |
| Townswomen’s Guilds | www.the-tg.com |
| Village Halls (ACRE) | www.acre.org.uk |
| Vineyard Churches UK and Ireland | www.vineyardchurches.org.uk |
| Wales pre-school playgroup | www.walesppa.org |
| YMCA | www.ymca.org.uk |
| Young Farmer’s Clubs | www.nfyfc.org.uk |
| Youth for Christ Centre | www.yfc.co.uk |