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How to write a nomination if you want to put someone forward for a national honour.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.
What to think about when recruiting and appointing new charity trustees, including rules about who can be a charity trustee.
This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
A list of the supporting documents you need to provide when applying for a passport from outside the UK.
Find out about the types of fundraising donations that charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) can and cannot claim Gift Aid on.
An overview of the government’s new non-statutory definition of anti‑Muslim hostility, what it seeks to address and its intended application.
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
How to register your charity once it has been set up, what you need before you start your application and what happens after you apply.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
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…
Understand what information you will need to prepare for the Annual Return 2025 and 2026, and why new questions have been included.
Check who is eligible to be a trustee and what skills they need to have
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.
Comprehensive information for those people who want to form a community interest company (CIC), other stakeholders and those giving professional advice about CICs.
This page introduces the Community and Engagement Survey and links to all relevant documents.
Find out what procedures you need to follow to resign as a charity trustee or remove a trustee from the board.
Guidance for people who are thinking about fundraising for charity, including for an emergency situation, from the Charity Commission of England and Wales and the Fundraising Regulator.
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