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How to close a charity, and what to tell the Charity Commission when you have closed the charity.
Find out how to submit a claim for tax repayments using online forms and databases.
How to set out your charity's purposes and rules in its governing document, how to start using it and how to change it.
Guidance about making trustee decisions, including the 7 decision-making principles.
Guidance for trustees about charities raising funds from the public.
A list of premises that have been approved for civil marriages and civil partnerships in England and Wales.
This page explains upcoming changes to how charities report and prepare their accounts.
Bespoke model Articles of Association and model Memorandum of Association. Please note: When applying to incorporate a CIC online a Memorandum of Association is not required, it is also not required when applying to conve…
What to think about when recruiting and appointing new charity trustees, including rules about who can be a charity trustee.
Check which sports clubs are registered with HMRC as community amateur sports clubs.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a citizenship fee waiver for individuals under the age of 18.
Samples showing the layout and format of trustees’ annual reports and accounts under SORP 2005. For samples under SORP FRSSE and SORP FRS 102, see detail below.
Everything you need to know about how to become a sponsor including things to consider and thank you payments.
Find out how to make changes to your charity's governing document.
The Charities SORP provides guidance to preparers of charity accounts. The SORP provides recommendations and requirements setting out how to prepare ‘true and fair’ accounts in accordance with UK accounting standards. The SO…
Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
Find out about the types of fundraising donations that charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) can and cannot claim Gift Aid on.
Check who is eligible to be a trustee and what skills they need to have
Details of funding for multi-sport grassroots facilities projects in 2025 to 2026.
This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
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