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Submit a claim for Gift Aid, the Gift Aid small donation scheme (GASDS) and other income; schedule spreadsheets; registering and enrolling for a Charities Online account; activation codes
To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission.
There are 6 steps to setting up a charity. Find trustees for your charity…
Your charity must have ‘charitable purposes’ that help the public (known…
The official name of your charity is known as its ‘main name’. Your…
You must choose a structure for your charity, which will affect things…
You must create a ‘governing document’ (or ‘rulebook’) for your charity…
You must apply to register your charity if both: its income is at least…
How to set up a charity: find trustees, choose a name and structure, create a governing document, meet the public benefit requirement, register your charity.
What Gift Aid is, who can claim, what donations are eligible for Gift Aid, Gift Aid declarations for your charity or community amateur sports club (CASC), how to claim
The Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies (CIC Regulator)'s form for applying to form a community interest company.
Charities can register online with HMRC and claim tax relief or get tax back on Gift Aid donations and bank interest, charitable purposes, registration
Tax exemptions and reliefs for charities - apply for recognition by HMRC as a charity, reclaim tax on Gift Aid, profits and expenditure
You must send an annual return if your charity’s income is more than £10,000. All charities must keep their registered details up to date.
Trustees of charities in England and Wales should complete and sign this form to confirm their eligibility to be a trustee.
Use the Gift Aid declaration form to make a one-off Gift Aid donation to a charity or Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC), or use the form if you're a charity or CASC to give to your supporters.
Change your charity's details with the Charity Commission online.
Accounting template (MS Excel) for non-company charities with gross income of £250,000 or less which can prepare receipts and payments accounts.
Use the Charity Gift Aid declaration form to make multiple Gift Aid donations to a charity or a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) the Gift Aid declaration form to make multiple Gift Aid donations to a CASC and the Charity…
A pro-forma charity trustees' annual report.
VAT relief available to charities - relief, what you pay, registering, charging VAT
How to prepare the right annual accounts for your charity's structure and income
Set up a Payroll Giving scheme for your employees using PAYE - when to make deductions, costs of running the scheme, which charities are eligible and what they must do when they get the donation
Remove your charity from the charities register after you've closed (or 'dissolved') it.
Choose authorised officials and responsible persons in your charity to manage your tax - use a nominee or collection agency, complete the 'fit and proper persons' test, let HMRC know about changes
Use these articles of association if your Community Interest Company (CIC) is a small membership limited by guarantee company.
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