Charity Commission guidance

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Guidance
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CC3 - The Essential Trustee: what you need to know

See also our easy read guidance Being a trustee - this guide tells you the main things you need to know about being a trustee (PDF only)

Feb 2008
 
Mar 2010
CC3a - The Essential Trustee: An introduction
Jan 2007
CC7 - Ex Gratia Payments by Charities
Dec 2001
CC8 - Internal Financial Controls for Charities
Aug 2011
CC8 - A self checklist for charities
Jun 2010
CC9 - Speaking Out - Campaigning and Political Activity by Charities

See also our guidance update on Charities and Elections

See also our guidance update on Charities and Political Donations

Mar 2008
CC10 - Hallmarks of an Effective Charity
Jul 2008
CC11 - Trustee expenses and payments
Jun 2008
CC12 - Managing Financial Difficulties and Insolvency in Charities
Jun 2010
CC13 - The Official Custodian for Charities' Land Holding Service
Sept 2004
CC14 - Charities and Investment Matters: A guide for trustees
Oct 2011
CC15 - Charity Reporting and Accounting: The essentials
May 2007
CC15a - Charity Reporting and Accounting: The essentials April 2008
Apr 2008
CC15b - Charity Reporting and Accounting: The essentials April 2009
Apr 2009
CC16 - Receipts and Payments Accounts Pack (based on SORP 2005)
Apr 2009
CC17 - Accrual Accounts Pack (based on SORP 2005)
Apr 2009
CC18 - Use of Church Halls for Village Hall and Other Charitable Purposes
Jul 2001
CC19 - Charities and reserves
Jun 2010
CC20 - Charities and Fundraising
May 2011 
CC21 - Registering as a Charity
July 2011 
CC22 - Choosing and Preparing a Governing Document
Apr 2008
CC23 - Exempt Charities
Aug 2011
CC24 - Users on Board: Beneficiaries who become trustees
Mar 2000
CC25 - Managing charity assets and resources: an overview for trustees
Mar 2011
CC26 - Charities and Risk Management: A guide for trustees
Jun 2010
CC27 - Providing Alcohol on Charity Premises
Nov 2002
CC28 - Sales, leases, transfers or mortgages: What trustees need to know about disposing of charity land
May 2009
CC30 - Finding New Trustees - What charities need to know

We are amending part F of this guidance to reflect the recent introduction of parts of the Vetting and Barring Scheme. You can find guidance on the Scheme at www.isa-gov.org.uk/PDF/VBS_Guidance.Pdf
Oct 2007
CC31 - Independent Examination of Charity Accounts: Trustees' Guide
Apr 2009
CC32 - Independent Examination of Charity Accounts: Examiners' Guide
Apr 2009
CC33 - Acquiring Land
Apr 2001
CC34 - Collaborative Working and Mergers
Also, see Collaborative Working and Mergers Resources
Nov 2009
CC35 - Trustees, trading and tax
Apr 2007
CC36 - Changing your Charity's Governing Document
Aug 2011
CC37 - Charities and Public Service Delivery - An Introduction and Overview
Feb 2007
CC39 - Accruals Accounts Pack
Mar 2010
CC40 - Disaster Appeals
Jan 2002
CC42 - Appointing Nominees and Custodians: Guidance under s.19(4) of the Trustee Act 2000
Feb 2001
CC43 - Incorporation of Charity Trustees
Jul 2002
CC46 - Statutory Inquiries into Charities: Guidance for charities and their advisers
Jan 2012
 
CC47 - Complaints about Charities
Jun 2008
CC48 - Charities and Meetings
Mar 2011
 
CC49 - Charities and Insurance
May 2011
CC63a - Independent Examination of Charity accounts - 2007
Feb 2007
Accounting & Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005)
Mar 2005
Is your charity in the red? leaflet
Charities Act 2006: What Trustees Need to Know - a plain English guide published jointly by the Charity Commission and the Office of the Third Sector about this Act
May 2007
Risk Framework - Our regulatory approach to protecting the public's interest in charity
Reporting Serious Incidents- Revised guidance for trustees on reporting serious incidents. This clarifies the Charity Commissions approach to issues of serious concern, detailing what we consider to be serious or significant, the actions trustees should take and what our response may be.
Jun 2010

Welsh

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Research reports

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RS1 - Trustee Recruitment, Selection and Induction
Mar 2002
RS1 -Trustee Recruitment, Selection and Induction Annexes
Mar 2002
RS2 - Charities and Commercial Partners
Jul 2002
RS2 - Charities and Commercial Partners - Annex A, B & C
Jul 2002
RS3 - Charity Reserves
Mar 2003
RS3 - Charity Reserves - Annex A, B, C & D
Mar 2003
RS3a - Charity Reserves: Key Findings
Mar 2003
RS4 - Collaborative Working and Mergers
Also, see Collaborative Working and Mergers Resources
Apr 2003
RS4 - Collaborative Working and Mergers: Annex A, B, C & D
Apr 2003
RS4a - Collaborative Working and Mergers: Summary
Mar 2003
RS5 - Small Charities and Reserves
Jun 2003
RS6 - Milestones: Managing key events in the life of a charity
Dec 2003
RS6 - Milestones: Managing key events in the life of a charity: Annex A, B, C, D & E
Dec 2003
RS6a - Milestones: Summary
Dec 2003
RS7 - Membership Charities
Mar 2004
RS7 - Membership Charities: Annex A, B, C & D
Mar 2004
RS7a - Membership Charities: Summary
Mar 2004
RS8 - Transparency and Accountability
Jun 2004
RS8 - Transparency and Accountability: Annex A, B, C & D
Jun 2004
RS9 - Village Halls and Community Centres
Dec 2004
RS9 - Village Halls and Community Centres: Annex A, B, C & D
Dec 2004
 
RS9a - Village Halls and Community Centres: Summary
Dec 2004
RS10 - Start as you mean to go on: Trustee Recruitment and Induction
Jul 2005
RS10 - Start as you mean to go on: Trustee Recruitment and Induction Annex A, B, C, D & E
Jul 2005
RS11 - Cause for Complaint? How charities manage complaints about their services
May 2006
RS11 - Cause for Complaint? How charities manage complaints about their services Annex A - E
May 2006
 
RS12 - The Regeneration Game
Oct 2006
RS13 - Tell It Like It Is
Nov 2006
RS14 - In their own words
Dec 2006
RS14 - In their own words Annex A - E
Dec 2006
 
RS15 - Stand and deliver: the future for charities delivering public services
Feb 2007
 
RS16 - Charities working in the field of human rights
Dec 2007
RS17 - Going Green: Charities and Environmental Responsibility
Dec 2008
RS18 - A Balancing Act: New perspectives on the charity/beneficiary relationship
Feb 2009
 
RS18 MORI - A Balancing Act: Technical report - A report produced by Ipsos MORI that contains the detailed survey method and data tables for the three surveys conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Charity Commission for its research report of the same title.
Feb 2009
   
RS19 - Firm Foundations: A snapshot of how trusts and foundations are responding to the economic downturn in 2009
Aug 2009
RS20 - A snapshot of charities in Wales
Jan 2009
RS21 - Charity Reporting and Accounting - taking stock and future reform
Dec 2009
 
RS22 - Charities' awareness, understanding and attitudes towards the public benefit requirements
Dec 2009
 
RS23 - A Breath of Fresh Air: young people as charity trustees
Sep 2010
RS24 - Strength in Numbers - Small charities’ experience of working together
Nov 2010
RS25 - Public benefit reporting by charities
Jun 2011
   
RS26 - Consortia for the delivery of public services: the issues for small and medium sized charities
July 2011
 

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Review of Register topics

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Please note that these reports are available only in PDF format. Some information, links and references may have changed since they were published.

RR1 - The Review of the Register of Charities
Oct 2001
 
RR1a - Recognising New Charitable Purposes
Oct 2001
 
RR2 - Promotion of Urban and Rural Regeneration
Mar 1999
 
RR3 - Charities for the Relief of Unemployment
Mar 1999
 
RR4 - The Recreational Charities Act 1958
Aug 2000
 
RR5 - The Promotion of Community Capacity Building
Nov 2000
 
RR6 - Maintenance of an Accurate Register
Nov 2000
 
RR7 - The Independence of Charities from the State
Feb 2001
 
RR9 - Preservation and Conservation
Feb 2001
 
RR10 - Museums and Art Galleries
Aug 2002
 
RR11 - Charitable Status and Sport
Apr 2003
 
RR12 - The Promotion of Human Rights
Jan 2005
 
RR13 Promotion of the Voluntary Sector for the Benefit of the Public
Sept 2004
 
RR14 Promoting the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Charities and the Effective Use of Charitable Resources for the Benefit of the Public
Sept 2004
 

  

Protecting charities from harm
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An online toolkit that aims to give trustees the knowledge and tools they need to manage risks and protect their charity from harm and abuse.

  

Operational guidance
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Application of the Risk Framework - Internal guidance for our staff on how to apply the Risk Framework in casework  
Our internal guidance written to help our staff to conduct their work in a fair and consistent way

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