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Information for auditors and independent examiners about reporting relevant matters of interest to UK charity regulators.
How an unincorporated charity can nominate someone to hold the title of its property or assets on its behalf.
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.
Charitable status and tax issues connected with affordable home ownership.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Charities online service.
Information on establishing community broadband solutions illustrated by case studies of different community schemes across the UK
Guidance for trustees of permanently endowed charities considering adopting a total return approach to investing the charity's funds.
Intermediaries that collect donations for charities can get authority from a donor to Gift Aid all their donations in a year.
How charity trustees can be liable for the actions of employees, volunteers and others who act for the charity.
Information on the incorporation of charity trustees, what types of charity can apply and what happens after incorporation.
Guidance for charities and trustees responding to the crisis in Ukraine.
Use the Charities Online service to claim tax back on Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme donations GASDS.
Guidance for trustees of recreation ground charities including King George's Fields.
How commercial companies engage in charitable activities.
Constitutions and trust deed templates for service funds (membership and non-membership), for use by charities with and without trustees.
This template is for charity shops to use to advise donors of the proceeds of sale under method B at the end of the year.
A guide on working in a consortium for third sector organisations involved in public service delivery.
Charity Commission guidance about how to run effective emergency appeals and other ways to contribute to relief efforts.
Privacy notice about how we process data when you report a serious incident in your charity.
Privacy notice about how we process your data when you apply for a charity trustee dispensation.
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