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What trustees need to do when preparing trustees’ annual reports, accounts and annual returns for accounting periods starting on or after 1 November 2016 and before 1 January 2026.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
How trustees set up their Charity Commission Account.
Legal rules for trustees when deciding whether to accept, refuse or return a donation.
Find out how to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in your charity.
Find out the legal and regulatory requirements relating to conflicts of interest and how trustees can identify and manage them.
Guidance for individuals about automatic disqualification rules, what to do if you become disqualified and how to apply for a waiver.
Charity Commission guidance on running a village hall.
This guidance aims to provide clarity, practical steps, and reassurance to help charities navigate difficult circumstances.
How trustees can identify, assess and manage risks to their charity.
If you are a Community Interest Company (CIC) you can apply to convert directly to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Trustees must carry out due diligence checks on donors, beneficiaries and local partners and can also monitor end use of funds.
Read guidance about raising funds if you are thinking of setting up a new charity.
Read about the sorts of concerns and complaints about charities to raise with the charity regulator. This guidance is now the Commission’s Regulatory and Risk Framework.
Guidance on what purposes can be charitable.
Use this checklist to review your charity's effectiveness at AGMs, trustee meetings, awayday discussions or planning meetings.
Find out how trustees can make the right decisions about investing charity funds.
Find out what it means to be a charity and what to do if setting up a charity is the right option for you.
How a person can be disqualified as a charity trustee, and key checks to make of registers of removed trustees.
Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.
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