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Change significant details about a recognised charity, using form ChV1.
Find out how to pay less tax as a charity and when to set up a subsidiary trading company.
Read about the sorts of concerns and complaints about charities to raise with the charity regulator. This guidance is now the Commission’s Regulatory and Risk Framework.
1. Who we are We are the regulator of charities in England and Wales and…
How to follow the law if you sell alcohol at a charity event, including when you need to pay tax.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
Find out when and how charities can engage in trading to raise funds and how to apply income on trading profits.
When charities can trade, tax rules and when to trade through a separate company.
How to legally raise money for your charity through legacies and wills.
There are currently 36 national exemption order holders relating to house-to-house collections.
Information on establishing community broadband solutions illustrated by case studies of different community schemes across the UK
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