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Find out how to make sure that your charity’s money is safe, properly used and accounted for.
How to manage your charity’s financial activity and use internal financial controls to reduce the risk of loss.
How to prepare the right annual accounts for your charity's structure and income
Directions and guidance the examiner must follow and the role and responsibility of independent examiners when examining the accounts of a charity.
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.
Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Samples showing the layout and format of trustees’ annual reports and accounts under SORP 2005. For samples under SORP FRSSE and SORP FRS 102, see detail below.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
Understand the rules for making payments to trustees, including trustee expenses
A pro-forma charity trustees' annual report.
Find out how to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in your charity.
Guidance to help ensure your charity is governed effectively and in compliance with your governing document and charity law.
A charity's objects are a statement of its purposes - they must be exclusively charitable.
Find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.
Charity Commission inquiry into Kogan Academy of Dramatic Arts - formerly a registered charity.
What charities need to consider when campaigning or engaging in political activity. Also includes guidance about Elections and Referendums.
How to request an account, and access to different services or additional charities.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
How to hold charity trustee and member meetings, including AGMs, so you can make decisions legally and your charity can run effectively.
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