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Hi, I'm interested in getting a Board Management System to hold agendas, minutes etc. all in one place.  The idea is that it would be easier for our staff team and for Trustees having everything in o...
David Partridge
I'm Trustee to a small charity that has raised over £5000 last year so we need to apply to the charity commission. After a lot of research i think the CIO foundation model would be most appropriate b...
Joy Clay
Hello all! Just joined the lovely community and looking forward to pick the brains of people here!   I have been developing this idea of starting a charity that addresses the recently influx of immig...
Ronald Hsu
The legislation concerning working with vulnerable groups in Scotland is changing at the end of this month. The scope of who needs to be checked is expanding to cover those "with power or influence"....
Peter Dun
We have been treated harshly by the Charity Commission. We were very straight and honest from their visit, and provided all accurate and true information, but they decided to open up Statutory Enquir...
emad Al-Eabdi
I am about to submit my Charity registration form and one question that CC is asking is the question below.  Anyone who is experienced in answering this question please and what CC really want to hea...
Doreen Hengari
Join our Leadership Connections event, to hear from guest speakers Dr Petrina Carmody & Keith O'Gorman from Great Place to Work . They'll be sharing valuable insights on improving employee engagement...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I have a couple of questions for recommendations around ways of working with a Board: 1. Board management platforms:...
Ocean King
Afternoon all, I just wanted to hop on here to say a huge thank you to everyone who attended our Connections event this morning! A special thanks to the amazing Petrina Carmody for sharing some fasci...
I have just accepted a post of treasurer of a (locality) Community Partnership. I was approached via the county Voluntary Services, I knew of the organisation and of some of their local activities. I...
Peter Kearns
What is the duration for registering a new charity(CIO) with the Charity's Commission? I have started a new charity registration since early 2024 through a consultant due to being busy with studies a...
Pat Okekearu
Hi, I run an app called Outr that helps people discover local events and connect with others who share their interests. The very nature of the business is a community interest company; however, as a...
Trelawny Mckenzie
Hello, I am in the process of starting a CIC, and currently on universal credit limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA), and the guy who I spoke to was absolutely useless. I'm not lookin...
Oliver Burns
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I work for a small charity. We had a new join CEO last year, who promised great things. They have come into post and...
Ocean King
Hi everyone, I'm working for a small charity which is registered with charity commission but unincorporated.  We currently have both trustees and wider membership as per our constitution.  We would l...
Becci Blues
I am setting up a charity and wondered if you can offer advice on how to find trustees, more specifically the right trustees for your charity?
Karen Shelton
Hi, I am one of 3 directors of a newly formed small CIC. We do not have share capital. When setting up the company we stated that there were no PSCs as the definitions given didn't seem to apply to o...
Wendy Harper
I recently decided to use a business support service, but encountered some unexpected problems. I found a company, and at first glance everything looked okay - beautiful promises, a solid website.  B...
Alex Sob
Anyone with an updated compliance checklist that is compliant with the new amendments for charity CLGs?
TRIZA MUTISYA
We are in the process of forming a charity as want some advice on whether to register or not. All funding will be from a private donor or as direct donations from other limited companies we are creat...
Michael Sloan
Dear All, I am part of a gospel choir, and we are looking to register as a charity. However, we are unsure whether to register as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) or a Community Interest...
Hi folks, I work for a national charity and we were looking to strengthen our process for how volunteers and staff declare potential conflicts of interest. Does anyone have any advice on the best pro...
Ell Folan
Treasurer should step down late June and by that time all of our events will be complete bar a few payments in and out. Cash basis accounting so drawing up the bulk of the accounts to produce the fin...
Peter Dun
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Within limits, should board's aim to make their minutes as freely available as possible? In a recent conversation wit...
Ocean King
I've just started charity application for CIO foundation model for our very small charity to help children with a very rare condition. I'm only applying as we have exceeded the £5,000 annual limit....
Joy Clay
I am developing a type of garden shed hoping to disrupt the Garden Pod; Garden Room market. Its called IGLOO = and its a FOAM SHED and as a "one for one" model the main products are called GARDEN IGL...
Thomas Philip
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: Let's suppose that a Trustee presents fabricated information to the Board, and it has been proven to be fabricated an...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I work for a small charity where half the board members have resigned. The three remaining members are all related (w...
Ocean King
I am moving to Somerset. Does anyone know if there is a network for charities in Somerset?
D'Arcy Myers
I'm delighted that our wee organisation is now a registered charity in Northern Ireland No 110420. We are now at the fund raising stage and hope to soon be welcoming people to the garden. My question...
Timothy Turner
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