Charity trustees are the people who lead a charity. They play a vital and rewarding role that contributes to the wellbeing of those involved and affected by their organisation. Trustees have legal control over and ultimate responsibility for the charity, so the law places important duties on them…
Accurately completing the Charity Commission Annual Return should be a top priority for all charity boards. The data declared on it is used by the Commission to regulate the sector and is often the first information a member of the public will see about your charity, when searching on the charity register.
All registered charities must prepare a Trustees’ Report to accompany their accounts and if asked, make this document available to the public. Charities with income above £25,000 (and Charitable Incorporated Organisations of any size) need to file this report with the Charity Commission, along with their accounts and annual return.
A charity’s purpose is what it’s set up to achieve; it’s the positive difference the charity is seeking to deliver. Whether existing to relieve
