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Find out how to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in your charity.
Use this checklist to review your charity's effectiveness at AGMs, trustee meetings, awayday discussions or planning meetings.
Find out what charity reserves are and how to develop and report on a charity's reserves policy.
Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.
A charity's objects are a statement of its purposes - they must be exclusively charitable.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
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.
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
Advice on actions trustees can take to improve their charity’s finances, protect against financial difficulties and understand what to do if their charity is insolvent or at risk of insolvency.
How trustees can identify, assess and manage risks to their charity.
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
Find out how trustees can make the right decisions about investing charity funds.
Find out the legal and regulatory requirements relating to conflicts of interest and how trustees can identify and manage them.
Understand what information you will need to prepare for the Annual Return 2023 and 2024, and why new questions have been included.
Charity Commission guidance on running a village hall.
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
Troubleshooting tips for our most frequently asked questions about using My Charity Commission Account.
Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
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