Guidance

Public benefit: an overview

About the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance.

• From: The Charity Commission
• Published: 16 September 2013

Applies to England and Wales

• Publication for Northern Ireland
• Publication for Scotland

Documents

Public benefit: an overview

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Public benefit: an overview

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Budd cyhoeddus: trosolwg

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Public benefit framework chart

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Details

All charity trustees must have regard to the Commission’s set of 3 public benefit guides. These cover:

• what it means to be a charity established for public benefit
• how to operate as a charity for public benefit
• how to report on the public benefit from a charity’s work

This guide gives an overview of the Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

Published 16 September 2013