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How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
Find out how venture capital schemes work, who can apply and what tax reliefs are available for your investors.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money, and how to submit your compliance statement.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
Find guidance on raising funds for your charity and what trustees need to consider.
Find out if your social enterprise meets the conditions of the social investment tax relief (SITR) scheme for investments made on or before 5 April 2023.
Find out how to raise money for research, development or innovation using the Enterprise Investment Scheme or a Venture Capital Trust.
Find out how the scheme works, including issuing shares and raising money and how to submit a compliance statement.
Find out what a charity is, how VAT affects charities, how to treat a charity's income for VAT and what VAT reliefs a charity can get on what it buys.
Guidance for charities and trustees responding to the crisis in Ukraine.
Steps to help grow your business - finding finance, mentors, increasing sales and developing products and services
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
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