You have found the right trustees, agreed what your charity will do and started imagining the difference it could make. Then you submit your application to the Charity Commission — and wait. For founders, that waiting period can be frustrating,… Read More ›
Many charities begin quietly. A few people helping neighbours. A church supporting families. A community group filling a gap nobody else is filling. Then one question changes everything: Should we make this official and start a charity? If you are… Read More ›
Most people who want to register a charity don’t start with legal structures or regulators.They start with a cause — something they care deeply about — and a sense that they want to do things properly. Then reality hits. Forms… Read More ›
The instruction of community interest companies (CIC) provided organisations with new ways to view profit and community. Like any hybrid system, the aim was to match a combination of interests. However, a combination of interests rarely remains in balance. What… Read More ›