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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
Find out about which goods and services for disabled people and people aged 60 or over that you should apply zero or reduced rate VAT.
How your charity can deliver public services on behalf of organisations like local authorities, the NHS or government departments.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
Charity Commission guidance about a phased timetable allowing charitable companies to convert to charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
How charities can improve their impact on the environment and be energy efficient.
Guidance on public benefit and charitable purposes for charities and organisations wishing to become charities.
How commercial companies engage in charitable activities.
Transactions involving charitable incorporated organisations, including their dissolution (practice guide 14A).
How to set up a charity: find trustees, choose a name and structure, create a governing document, meet the public benefit requirement, register your charity.
Find out when you can zero rate VAT for advertisements and goods used for the collection of donations.
How to register your charity once it has been set up, what you need before you start your application and what happens after you apply.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
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.
Information on the rules that charities must follow, and how parliamentary candidates can engage with them during an election campaign.
Check if you can claim a VAT refund using the DIY housebuilders scheme if you’re constructing a new charity building, for a charitable or relevant residential purpose.
Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
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