Guidance
Setting up a charity: model governing documents
Models, templates and guidance for constitutions, articles of association and trust deeds for a new charity or charitable trust.
Applies to England and Wales
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When you set up a charity, by law you must have a governing document. This is the rulebook which sets out how your charity will be run.
Documents included are for:
- charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs)
- charitable companies
- unincorporated (non-company) charities
- charitable trusts
- NHS charities: model trust deeds
Model governing documents are available for charities supporting the armed forces.
Updates to this page
Published 1 January 2012
Last updated 11 October 2022
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Model governing documents now include editable MS Word formats.
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First published.