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When charities can trade, tax rules and when to trade through a separate company.
How to request an account, and access to different services or additional charities.
Privacy notice about how we process your personal data when you set up and use ‘My Charity Commission Account’.
As a new charity trustee, this guide will help you in your role. It can also be used by existing trustees to refresh knowledge and skills.
Guidance for charities governed by Royal Charter, or seeking Charter status.
Settle disputes between your charity's trustees, staff or members to avoid putting your charity’s funds and users at risk.
Find out what trustees need to do before deciding whether to make a grant to an organisation that isn’t a charity.
How to identify and manage risks, handle money safely and protect your staff and beneficiaries if your charity works overseas.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
How to link charities to make accounting and reporting easier.
How to run your charity for the public benefit.
Actions you should take if you have a complaint about a charity, including when to report your concern to the Charity Commission.
Find out how charities can merge with other charities.
Find out how to change your charity’s financial year (or financial period).
Follow employment laws and plan for risks when employing paid workers at your charity.
Guidance for auditors and independent examiners about the statutory duty to report any matters of significance to charity regulators in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Guidance for excepted churches, schools, Scout and Guide groups, and armed forces charities.
Guidance about working in collaboration with other charities.
How to recruit and manage volunteers for your charity, including the vetting process, paying expenses, role descriptions and insurance.
What charities need to consider when campaigning or engaging in political activity. Also includes guidance about Elections and Referendums.
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