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What trustees need to do when preparing trustees’ annual reports, accounts and annual returns for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 November 2016.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
Find out if a charity can pay trustees and what expenses trustees are entitled to.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
How trustees can identify, assess and manage risks to their charity.
Find out the legal and regulatory requirements relating to conflicts of interest and how trustees can identify and manage them.
You can start to raise funds for your charity once you have your governing document and trustees in place.
Find out how trustees can make the right decisions about investing charity funds.
Trustees must carry out due diligence checks on donors, beneficiaries and local partners and can also monitor end use of funds.
Charity Commission guidance on running a village hall.
How to identify partners to work with, draw up agreements and fundraise for other charities.
If you are a Community Interest Company (CIC) you can apply to convert directly to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
Troubleshooting tips for our most frequently asked questions about using My Charity Commission Account.
Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
Read about the changes that have been introduced by the Charities Act 2022.
How to raise funds effectively and legally, protecting the public’s trust and confidence in your charity’s work.
This guidance for charities explains the automatic disqualification rules.
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