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Find out about the types of fundraising donations that charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) can and cannot claim Gift Aid on.
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
Read about your trustee duties when making grants to charities and other organisations, including situations where you need to take extra care.
Immigration staff guidance on processing applications for a citizenship fee waiver for individuals under the age of 18.
Find out what procedures you need to follow to resign as a charity trustee or remove a trustee from the board.
Information about the Young Futures Hubs (YF Hubs) and the eight Early Adopters including their aims, delivery model and participating local authorities.
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 explains upcoming changes to how charities report and prepare their accounts.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Guidance about making trustee decisions, including the 7 decision-making principles.
Check who is eligible to be a trustee and what skills they need to have
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…
This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
An overview of the government’s new non-statutory definition of anti‑Muslim hostility, what it seeks to address and its intended application.
Information about the Better Futures Fund.
A list of the supporting documents you need to provide when applying for a passport from outside the UK.
How to use internal financial controls to manage your charity’s financial activity and protect it from fraud and loss.
Find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.
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