What do we need to do if our charity is insolvent and the board has resigned?
I wonder if anyone can offer any advise. We are unfortunately insolvent. All of our board have also just resigned. This has been reported to the charity commission. Is there anything that I need to...
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How can non-UK resident trustees verify their identity with Companies House?
I'm looking for some advice regarding identity verification for Companies House. Some of our trustees (who are the directors of our charity) are non-UK residents, based overseas and do not have biome...
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Concerns about governance and conflicts of interest in a small youth theatre charity
I am a trustee of a small youth theatre charity run by one paid individual, supported mainly by volunteer parents of participants. I am concerned about a lack of objectivity and oversight. The founde...
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Should our charity register with the Charity Commission?
Our CEO is receiving really close to the £60k and I been trying to suggest that register in the Charity Commission, but I am having push backs form the Board. What should I do?
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We are looking for accountants to deal with our end of year accounts does any body have any recommendations?
We are a UK CIO charity intending to work with indigenous children, youth and adults at risk in South America. I am writing our Serious Incident Policy and Procedure and have a query regarding the re...
Hi, I wondered if there was an expert in this group that can advise on whether TUPE applies in a situation for our charity and what we can do moving forward to protect and support our staff that unde...
Trustee Expense of Post Board Meeting Dinner
Most of our board meetings are online but we try to meet in person every four months or so since it is much more effective. Our next board meeting is in London one late afternoon next month. I'm goin...
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What can we add to the model CIO association constitution to enable online general meetings and members voting via a website? I am surprised the model constitution still does not cover these. I suspe...
Expanding our Board/Advisory Committee for a new CIC
Hi everyone, I am the Director of a newly established CIC, currently managed by a board of two Directors. Through my research, I understand that we are not legally obligated to appoint "Trustees" (as...
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Good morning, Looking for some creative idea to help unify the team more. I'm looking for ideas to help empower the team to empower eachother. Liz
Hi everyone, We have an interim Chair of Trustees, and have had Treasurer and Secretary roles in the past but are moving more to using AI (and checking it thoroughly) for our meeting minutes and shar...
Can people with unspent convictions join a charity committee?
Does anyone have any experience of including people with unspent convictions in leadership positions (not paid - as part of a voluntary management committee) in a charity? Our charity works with many...
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How does the Charity Commission keep track of trusteeships? I have three, but on all their Trustee lists, my field for "Other trusteeships" is "None on record".
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I'm wanting some help as the current treasurer of an unregistered charity how do you leave and trust someone else who...
Hello Everyone, I'm new on here, so forgive me if I'm asking something already covered. We are looking to recruit Trustees for our Council and are particularly mindful of the need for a diverse mix...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I am about to takeover a charity with which I was formerly involved as a director some years ago. I wish to appoint n...
I took over as Operations Manager for a charity last November and need to have a better understanding of what the role of the Trustees actually is so that I know what I should be doing vs what I shou...
I would appreciate comments and thoughts, please. A charity I support has been discovered to have been operating for years with inquorate AGMs, by mistake and in good faith. This has created serious...
I'm a co-founder and director of a CIC which is looking to change legal structure to a SCIO (we're in Scotland). Myself and my co-founder are paid for some of the work we do for the organisation. I k...
Hello, I’m about to become the first volunteer at a small community centre linked to local charities. At the moment, there are no existing volunteer policies or procedures, so my first task is to hel...
Hello. We are a board of three trustees, and we are in the happy position of having five people express an interest in joining our board of trustees. They would all appear to be excellent candidates...
Good afternoon all, hope you are doing well. I have a question - How to protect a charities name from others not using them? example same name in another country? Many thanks, Louis Maxwell
Dear All When completing an annual report, on the front page do I list our current charity office address and current names of trustees, or the address and names of trustees as were in place during t...
Hi, Does anyone have any templates to use with onboarding new trustees please? Many thanks, Sharon
Hi everyone, I'm the founder of a small unregistered/unincorporated charity. We have just received restricted funding for a 1 year project, which may require us getting registered. I want to ensur...
I am about to recruit new trustees to an existing charity and would appreciate help in knowing what trustees compliance documents need to be issued for their acceptance. Could anyone with recent expe...
Happy New Year All, The Charity I work for is in the process of closing down, we are having various discussions about what or how we store electronic documents excl regulatory documents. Our current...
Hello, our charity is struggling financially and can no longer afford to pay staff. We have great volunteers and the previous CEO is continuing to do this work, though much less hours, as a volunteer...
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: A member of staff has made allegations about the way the charity is run. We do not know what the motivation is for th...
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