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Legal requirements from June 2023 for charities selling or mortgaging land and property

This Paper sets out the legal requirements that trustees of charities in England and Wales...

Legal requirements from June 2023 for charities selling or mortgaging land and property

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Leaving a legacy: Making charitable gifts in your will

'Legacy Giving' isn't a subject that's widely discussed within church circles. Only 14% of people...

Leaving a legacy: Making charitable gifts in your will

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Trust, Company or CIO: What structure is right for your organisation?

There are three main legal structures available to new or existing charities. All are equally...

Trust, Company or CIO: What structure is right for your organisation?

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How to set a church reserves policy

The Charity Commission expects all churches to have a reserves policy. But what level of...

How to set a church reserves policy

Finance and Governance

What to do with your church reserves fund

Often churches have great systems in place for handling smaller amounts of money on a...

What to do with your church reserves fund

Finance and Governance

Guide to churches on spiritual leaders and trustees

This paper aims to address both of these questions in detail and provide guidance on...

Guide to churches on spiritual leaders and trustees

Finance and Governance

Raising the Standard: transforming the culture of money in the church

We have taken the concept of the 'AAA' (Triple A) rating and applied it to...

Raising the Standard: transforming the culture of money in the church

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Do you know how your church or charity's grants are being used?

For many churches and Christian charities, providing grants to other organisations can be a good...

Do you know how your church or charity's grants are being used?

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Church: a family, a charity or both? What that means when giving gifts to members

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How to complete your bank’s new form: tax residency self certification under CRS and FATCA

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Legal requirements from June 2023 for charities selling or mortgaging land and property

Leaving a legacy: Making charitable gifts in your will

Trust, Company or CIO: What structure is right for your organisation?

How to set a church reserves policy

What to do with your church reserves fund

Guide to churches on spiritual leaders and trustees

Raising the Standard: transforming the culture of money in the church

Do you know how your church or charity's grants are being used?

Safeguarding

Church: a family, a charity or both? What that means when giving gifts to members

How to complete your bank’s new form: tax residency self certification under CRS and FATCA

Charity FAQ series: Can a charity...?

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