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How to link charities to make accounting and reporting easier.
Find out how charities can merge with other charities.
Guidance for charities governed by Royal Charter, or seeking Charter status.
About the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance.
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.
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.
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.
When charities can trade, tax rules and when to trade through a separate company.
How a church hall may be used for other charitable purposes if it is no longer needed exclusively for church purposes.
Find out how charities can vest land in the name of the Official Custodian for Charities.
Charity Commission guidance about a phased timetable allowing charitable companies to convert to charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you send an annual return to the Charity Commission.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
How charity trustees can protect their assets and resources by choosing the right type of insurance.
What trustees need to know and do when making a moral, or ‘ex gratia’ payment.
What trustees need to consider when acquiring land, whether for the charity’s own use or as an investment.
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you contact the Charity Commission as a whistleblower.
Understand how your legal duties are relevant to your charity’s use of social media.
Guidance for charity trustees on when to report incidents involving the charity's partners as a serious incident.
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