Charities
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Find a charity
Search the Charity Commission's database for details about a charity
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Set up a charity
What you need to do and your obligations
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Register a charity
When you need to register with the Charity Commission
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Become a charity trustee
Find out how you could help run a charity by volunteering as a charity trustee
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Prepare a charity's annual return
A guide to what information you need to provide in your annual return, where to get it and when to complete the online form
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Send your charity's annual return to the Charity Commission
Complete your charity’s annual return online
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Close a charity
Instructions that you have to tell the Charity Commission when you close your charity
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Report changes to your charity
Update your charity’s details including your named contact, trustees and activities
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Complain about a charity
Who to contact and how to take your complaint further - what you can complain about, regulators, Charity Commission, Fundraising Standards Board, Advertising Standards Authority
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Get permission to pay a trustee
How to apply to the Charity Commission for consent to pay a trustee, including expenses, or find out if consent is needed
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Change a charity's governing document
Apply for the Charity Commission’s consent to amend your charity’s governing document