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The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
How charities can improve their impact on the environment and be energy efficient.
Find guidance on raising funds for your charity and what trustees need to consider.
This plan explains how the Department for Culture, Media and Sport will implement the Charities Act 2022.
Find out when it's possible to get zero-rated supplies on medical and research goods and services that have been funded by charities.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory class inquiry into linked charities after finding irregularities in their accounts.
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
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.
How your charity can deliver public services on behalf of organisations like local authorities, the NHS or government departments.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
Information about fraud and cyber crime, how to spot it and what you can do to protect against it.
How to complete supplementary pages CT600E and what information you need to include.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
Find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
How to decide what your charity’s purposes are and write them in the ‘objects’ clause of your governing document.
You can claim a relief to pay no Customs Duty and VAT if you're importing goods for charitable use.
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