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The rules for charities that want to support, or oppose, a change in government policy or the law.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
What it means to be an 'exempt' charity and how exempt charities are regulated.
Use this checklist to review your charity's effectiveness at AGMs, trustee meetings, awayday discussions or planning meetings.
Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
Charity Commission guidance on running a village hall.
How a person can be disqualified as a charity trustee, and key checks to make of registers of removed trustees.
Troubleshooting tips for our most frequently asked questions about using My Charity Commission Account.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
What charities and their trustees need to consider when fundraising from the public.
Information on charity banking and the support available to charities trying to access adequate banking services.
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).
Guidance explains what independent examination involves, how to select an independent examiner for your charity and what you need to do to prepare for an independent examination.
Find out how to keep your charity cyber secure, respond to cyber attacks, and report cyber crime.
This guidance for charities explains the automatic disqualification rules.
Find out when and how charities can engage in trading to raise funds and how to apply income on trading profits.
Find out about the rules that apply to the selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of charity land.
Find out how to plan, run and keep a record of charity meetings.
How to manage and review your charity's connection to a non-charity.
How to request an account, and access to different services or additional charities.
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