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How to close a charity, and what to tell the Charity Commission when you have closed the charity.
Find out what being a charity trustee involves, if you can claim expenses and where to get help and advice.
This guide explains what civil registration records you can order from the General Register Office, and how to order and pay for them.
How to set out your charity's purposes and rules in its governing document, how to start using it and how to change it.
How to use internal financial controls to manage your charity’s financial activity and protect it from fraud and loss.
Check which sports clubs are registered with HMRC as community amateur sports clubs.
Guidance for charity trustees about serious incidents: how to spot them and how to report.
Bespoke model Articles of Association for use when forming or converting to a CIC, with memorandum of association and articles of association templates. When completing section A8 of form IN01, please only tick "option …
A list of the supporting documents you need to provide when applying for a passport from outside the UK.
Find out what procedures you need to follow to resign as a charity trustee or remove a trustee from the board.
Before you start to set up a charity make sure that you know it is the best option for what you want to do.
Information on whether you need approval to put on certain types of regulated entertainment.
Find out about the types of fundraising donations that charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) can and cannot claim Gift Aid on.
This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
How to get the right people with the right skills on your charity's trustee board.
The recruitment, appointment and induction process for new charity trustees and how to set a framework for recruitment.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' and manage other users’ access and permissions.
The Charities SORP provides guidance to preparers of charity accounts. The SORP provides recommendations and requirements setting out how to prepare ‘true and fair’ accounts in accordance with UK accounting standards. The SO…
Find out how to make changes to your charity's governing document.
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