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Find out about the rules you must follow for spending, borrowing from, or transferring your charity’s permanent endowment.
If your company isn’t a charity you need Charity Commission permission to use the words ‘charity’, ‘charity’s’, ‘charities’ or ‘charitable’ (known as sensitive words) in its name.
Charity Commission case reports, decisions made, inquiry reports, regulatory alerts and statements on live cases.
Charity Commission consultation on draft guidance for charities about their use of social media.
What to do to protect people who come into contact with your charity through its work from abuse or mistreatment.
Find out what you need to do to set up and register or close a charity in England and Wales.
Charity Commission News is our newsletter, which provides essential information for charity trustees and their advisers.
The Chair of the Charity Commission speaks to his priorities at the regulator's Annual Public Meeting for 2023
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Advice for charities that are facing financial difficulties and how charities can reduce the risk of insolvency.
Research into the relationship between Charity, charities and the general public.
Guidance for charities and trustees responding to the crisis in Ukraine.
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