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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.
Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.
Find out if a charity can pay trustees and what expenses trustees are entitled to.
What trustees need to do when preparing trustees’ annual reports, accounts and annual returns for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 November 2016.
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
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.
Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
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 about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
How to hold charity trustee and member meetings, including AGMs, so you can make decisions legally and your charity can run effectively.
Find out how trustees can make the right decisions about investing charity funds.
Trustees must carry out due diligence checks on donors, beneficiaries and local partners and can also monitor end use of funds.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
Principles that charity trustees should follow to make sound decisions and fulfil their legal responsibilities.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
How trustees can identify, assess and manage risks to their charity.
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
Privacy notice about how we process your personal data when you set up and use ‘My Charity Commission Account’.
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