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Charity trustees must 'have regard' to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when carrying out activities to which it's relevant.
Guidance for trustees about charities raising funds from the public.
Directions and guidance the examiner must follow and the role and responsibility of independent examiners when examining the accounts of a charity.
A list of the supporting documents you need to provide when applying for a passport from outside the UK.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' and manage other users’ access and permissions.
How to transfer all your charity’s assets to another charity if it merges, changes structure or closes.
A charity's objects are a statement of its purposes - they must be exclusively charitable.
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.
How trustees set up their Charity Commission Account.
Understand what information you will need to prepare for the Annual Return 2025, and why new questions have been included.
North East rod fishing byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, and where, when and what fish you can take.
What trustees need to do when preparing trustees’ annual reports, accounts and annual returns for accounting periods starting on or after 1 November 2016 and before 1 January 2026.
South East byelaws are statutory (regulated by law) rules and regulations explaining who can fish, where, when and what fish you can take.
Funding allocations for the second phase of Changing Futures.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
Trustees must carry out due diligence checks on donors, beneficiaries and local partners and can also monitor end use of funds.
Guidance on how digital identity providers can become certified to complete digital identity checks for the 'Right to Work', 'Right to Rent' and DBS schemes.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Find out the legal and regulatory requirements relating to conflicts of interest and how trustees can identify and manage them.
Find how to claim top-up payments on small donations up to £30 if you’re a charity or community amateur sports club (CASC).
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