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This guide outlines what the law in England and Wales says a charity is.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' and manage other users’ access and permissions.
What to put in your trustees' annual report, depending on your charity's income and the value of its assets.
How to use internal financial controls to manage your charity’s financial activity and protect it from fraud and loss.
Guidance about making trustee decisions, including the 7 decision-making principles.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
Understand the rules and risks when using charity funds to pay a trustee or a person or organisation connected to a trustee.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Find out about your responsibilities to keep everyone who comes into contact with your charity safe from harm: this includes volunteers, staff and beneficiaries.
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
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