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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.
Follow employment laws and plan for risks when employing paid workers at your charity.
Charity Commission guidance on the legal requirement that charities provide public benefit.
Use this checklist to review your charity's effectiveness at AGMs, trustee meetings, awayday discussions or planning meetings.
Find out when and how charities can engage in trading to raise funds and how to apply income on trading profits.
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.
When charities can trade, tax rules and when to trade through a separate company.
Find out how to change your charity’s financial year (or financial period).
Understand how your legal duties are relevant to your charity’s use of social media.
What charities need to consider when campaigning or engaging in political activity. Also includes guidance about Elections and Referendums.
How to recruit and manage volunteers for your charity, including the vetting process, paying expenses, role descriptions and insurance.
How to identify and manage risks, handle money safely and protect your staff and beneficiaries if your charity works overseas.
Find out how to keep your charity cyber secure, respond to cyber attacks, and report cyber crime.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
Guidance for charities governed by Royal Charter, or seeking Charter status.
Find out how charities can merge with other charities.
How to run your charity for the public benefit.
How charities can hold, move and receive funds in the UK and internationally using formal banking systems and other methods.
What charity trustees must do if they want to make an ex gratia payment from charity funds.
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