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Guidance for excepted churches, schools, Scout and Guide groups, and armed forces charities.
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 to recruit and manage volunteers for your charity, including the vetting process, paying expenses, role descriptions and insurance.
Key issues and questions for charities to consider based on insights from our casework into campaigning and political activity during previous election periods.
This guidance explains what charity trustees need to know when thinking about taking or defending legal action generally.
What trustees need to know and do when making a moral, or ‘ex gratia’ payment.
Charity Commission guidance about a phased timetable allowing charitable companies to convert to charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs).
How to ask the Official Custodian for Charities to hold the title to your charity's land on your behalf.
Guidance for charities governed by Royal Charter, or seeking Charter status.
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you update your charity details within our online service.
Find out how charities can vest land in the name of the Official Custodian for Charities.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
What to do if your charity does not raise enough money, raises more than you need, or circumstances change (sometimes called a ‘failed appeal’).
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you send an annual return to the Charity Commission.
How a church hall may be used for other charitable purposes if it is no longer needed exclusively for church purposes.
How charity trustees can protect their assets and resources by choosing the right type of insurance.
Understand what information you will need to prepare for the Annual Return 2023 and 2024, and why new questions have been included.
How the Revitalising Trusts Programme can help your inactive or ineffective charity.
Information on the rules that charities must follow, and how candidates can engage with them during an election campaign.
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