Guidance
Charity Commission guidance
Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.
Applies to England and Wales
‘5-minute guides’ for charity trustees
Short guidance on the basics all trustees need to know:
- Charity purposes and rules
- Making decisions at a charity
- Managing charity finances
- Managing conflicts of interest in a charity
- What to send to the Charity Commission and how to get help
- Safeguarding for charities and trustees
- Political activity and campaigning by charities
Guidance by topic
Search guidance for charities by topic:
- Charity boards and governance
- Trustees, staff and volunteers
- Money, assets and property
- Your charity’s activities
- Fundraising
- Accounts, financial reporting and tax
- Setting up or closing a charity
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Updates to this page
Published 11 September 2019
Last updated 27 September 2023 + show all updates
Last updated 27 September 2023 + show all updates
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Links to collection pages updated to help users find guidance by topic.
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Page updated to add links to 5 new '5-minute guides'. The guides cover: charity purposes and rules, making decisions, managing charity finances, managing conflicts of interest and what to send to the Charity Commission.
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First published.