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Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
How to manage your charity’s financial activity and use internal financial controls to reduce the risk of loss.
Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
Find out how to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in your charity.
Directions and guidance the examiner must follow and the role and responsibility of independent examiners when examining the accounts of a charity.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Understand the rules for making payments to trustees, including trustee expenses
Accounting template (MS Excel) for non-company charities with gross income of £250,000 or less which can prepare receipts and payments accounts.
Guidance to help you complete your charity's annual return, accounting and reporting requirements, and tax and Gift Aid advice.
The Charity Commission’s concerns include potential conflicts of interest and related party transactions at Big Help Project.
Troubleshooting tips for our most frequently asked questions about using My Charity Commission Account.
Find out what being a charity trustee involves and how to employ, manage and keep people at your charity safe from harm.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
A pro-forma charity trustees' annual report.
Guidance to help ensure your charity is governed effectively and in compliance with your governing document and charity law.
How to request an account, and access to different services or additional charities.
A charity's objects are a statement of its purposes - they must be exclusively charitable.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
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