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Understand what information you will need to prepare for the Annual Return 2025, and why new questions have been included.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
Trustees must carry out due diligence checks on donors, beneficiaries and local partners and can also monitor end use of funds.
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.
What trustees need to do when preparing trustees’ annual reports, accounts and annual returns for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 November 2016.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
How trustees can identify, assess and manage risks to their charity.
If you are a Community Interest Company (CIC) you can apply to convert directly to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Find out about making valid trustee decisions that are in your charity’s best interests.
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
What it means to be an 'exempt' charity and how exempt charities are regulated.
Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
Find out the legal and regulatory requirements relating to conflicts of interest and how trustees can identify and manage them.
Charity Commission guidance on running a village hall.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
Read about the sorts of concerns and complaints about charities to raise with the charity regulator. This guidance is now the Commission’s Regulatory and Risk Framework.
How to apply to remove a trustee’s legal name from public display on the charity register in England and Wales (known as a dispensation).
What charities and their trustees need to consider when fundraising from the public.
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