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What is the duration for registering a new charity(CIO) with the Charity's Commission? I have started a new charity registration since early 2024 through a consultant due to being busy with studies a...
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Hi, I am one of 3 directors of a newly formed small CIC. We do not have share capital. When setting up the company we stated that there were no PSCs as the definitions given didn't seem to apply to o...
Hi folks, I work for a national charity and we were looking to strengthen our process for how volunteers and staff declare potential conflicts of interest. Does anyone have any advice on the best pro...
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I recently decided to use a business support service, but encountered some unexpected problems. I found a company, and at first glance everything looked okay - beautiful promises, a solid website. B...
Treasurer should step down late June and by that time all of our events will be complete bar a few payments in and out. Cash basis accounting so drawing up the bulk of the accounts to produce the fin...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Within limits, should board's aim to make their minutes as freely available as possible? In a recent conversation wit...
I've just started charity application for CIO foundation model for our very small charity to help children with a very rare condition. I'm only applying as we have exceeded the £5,000 annual limit....
I am developing a type of garden shed hoping to disrupt the Garden Pod; Garden Room market. Its called IGLOO = and its a FOAM SHED and as a "one for one" model the main products are called GARDEN IGL...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Let's suppose that a Trustee presents fabricated information to the Board, and it has been proven to be fabricated an...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I work for a small charity where half the board members have resigned. The three remaining members are all related (w...
I am moving to Somerset. Does anyone know if there is a network for charities in Somerset?
I'm delighted that our wee organisation is now a registered charity in Northern Ireland No 110420. We are now at the fund raising stage and hope to soon be welcoming people to the garden. My question...
Hi We have an ex Trustee who resigned from the charity in December 2023. This person has refused to hand over the website which they ran on behalf of the charity for many years. They will not return...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Seeking professional support helping to find the right form of charitable organisation and constitution writing. I ru...
The start of a new year is a natural time for reflection and planning. For charities, this process is even more crucial. It's a chance to assess your work's impact, identify improvement areas, and se...
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...
Hi everyoneWhat is the best format for a children's sports club who wants to be a charity and claim gift aid on its membership fees ? I have been looking at a charitable incorporated organisation bu...
No, not that one. Our PTA has it written into its constitution that the head teacher is also the president of the charity. But that's pretty much it. Nothing covering what the role entails. Oh, but t...
Hi We are a registered charity full daycare nursery run by trustees. It was taken over by the parents 10 years ago and the original trustees now want to step down and we want to make sure all the pap...
Good afternoon, I hope someone may be able to help with some information on updating our charity constitution. The charity was registered with the charity commission in 1981 and the type of registrat...
For any Commission-watchers on here, or anyone needing to make decisions on the basis of how likely it is to protect a charity: "So the conundrum is, do I have sufficient confidence in the Charity Co...
Is the board liable for decisions based on misleading information from the chair? (Anonymous post 🤫)
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: If the Board of Trustees makes a decision on the basis of information provided by the Chair, is the whole Board liabl...
I wish to appoint a new director and I'm looking for a contract template -- any clues out there, please?
Hi All. I'm leaving a legal career and struggling with finding my best fit in the charity sector. I am interested in the idea of governance, but don't really know what it entails, or whether it might...
Hi Do trustees take of the chair person while more than half not agree with chair person? or Can the chair person without return to trustees do a conference for new trustee ?
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...
Hi Everyone I am the founder of Darts for All and Inclusive community based darts project in Loughborough. I have been advised to form a constituted community group in order to formalise things and t...
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 -...
I have served as a sole director since formation in 2022 but I need additional directors in order to apply for funding.
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...
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