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Dear All,  We managed to apply to the Commission to change from being a charitable trust to being a CIO. And they approved the application! Hurrah! So we now have the two charities on the register -...
Victoria Talbot
I have served as a sole director since formation in 2022 but I need additional directors in order to apply for funding.
Abi Smith
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Hi, Please could any legal advisors come forward - there appears to be a huge lack of transparency and governance surrounding the recent events of a charity that I used to volunteer in.  This is an u...
Muhammad Sheikh
Hi Does anyone have a download of the Charity Governance Code that they could share with me please?  The webpage is broken and I've contacted the Charities Commission who have put a ticket it to IT t...
Trudi Ward-Walters
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This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Considering a CEO post but concerned, about a frequently revolving board and a lack of diverse skills. Any input appr...
Ocean King
Hi all, this community is amazing - many congrats to all involved. I wondered where any of you who are founders go to for support? Also what support you are looking for, and what has been useful so f...
Caroline Diehl
Hi  I need some help please. Our registration has been unsuccessful. we need to provide further info. 1) The application does not explain what 'Magnate' means.  The name section of the form asks for...
Josiane Kamden
Hi, need some guidance here please.   We are a faith-based Charity organisation, the legal structure is unincorporated currently.  The trustee has decided to convert it to CIO, so I have been looking...
I Hussain
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I have a simple working approach and always look to use templates that match that however lost my last suite of proje...
Has anyone ever experienced a board with short tenure unlimited skill variety?
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Hi everyone, we are in the middle of registration with charity commission, I'm going to be honest we are a bit lost o...
Ocean King
Can anyone help me with the process of becoming a CIO in Northern Ireland please
Louise Mckee
Hi How long did you take for your charity to be register once you submitted your application ? Thanks
Josiane Kamden
Hello, I have been asked by our Appts & Rems committee to produce a map that shows how we are regulated. We are a medical charity supporting people with epilepsy through world-leading research, advoc...
Anthony Lumley
Hi, I work for a CIO which has its area of operations (activities) in the England and Wales. We intend to extend our operations to other countries in EU and Asia. I want to know: 1. What changes in t...
Sibghatullah Ahsan
I'm Trustee to a small charity that has raised over £5000 last year so we need to apply to the charity commission. After a lot of research i think the CIO foundation model would be most appropriate b...
Joy Clay
Hi everyone 👋 My name is Jess, and I’m in the early stages of developing a charity platform that connects ocean conservation charities with businesses through CSR initiatives. The goal is to increas...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have a very small charity and the trustees are currently facing trouble from volunteers who are demanding for them...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have had trouble with the chair. He happily lets everyone else do the work and takes full credit, won’t help, and...
Ocean King
Hello, I am in the process of starting a CIC, and currently on universal credit limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA), and the guy who I spoke to was absolutely useless. I'm not lookin...
Oliver Burns
Hi there.  Does anyone have an introductory pack for new Trustees with templates of declaration of willingness, etc. Many thanks
Louise Knight
Hi, Could you please help me to find out how to convert Private Limited Company by guarantee without share capital use of 'Limited' exemption into a charity. It is a school employing volunteers and a...
Anna Wieczna
I have been asked, if the CIC has agreed a policy at a General Meeting, do the Directors have the power not to follow the Policy? I was under the impression they are bound to carry it out and it's no...
Michael Marston
Hi All Hope all are well. Quick question: As an unincorporated charity organisation if you failed to register on the charity commission site and application rejected, do you need to declare this to H...
Peace Garden
Last week I spoke at  CharityConnect’s  Connections  event for charity leaders, where I was able to share some advice and wisdom on how to navigate the complexities within charity leadership. To giv...
Steve Allman
Hi New to the community so apologies if this should be elsewhere...I'm in the progress of inviting a new Trustee to the board and unfortunately unable to locate and existing paperwork/digital version...
Sean Curran
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Our charity is a small choir. We registered with the charity commission this year as our earnings meant we were requi...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Is it okay for charity workers to give birthday cards to service users?
Ocean King
I am trying to open a stray dog kennel and have been told I cannot get an animal activities licence. Even though I will be getting paid to board them for seven days, and some may be returned to their...
Megan Powers
We are a small unincorporated charity that is in process of changing to CIO. We have held off the AGM so that we can have the new constitution approved with current exec committee and then have AGM w...
Sam Panchal
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