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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...
Karen Turner
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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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What happens to staff pay if the Charity Commission investigates?
Hi  I work for a charity that has various projects that are not linked either by funders or workers. However, our common link is our board. There are various issues with the chair person, who seems t...
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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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Hi there,  Very keen to get examples of charitable objects on governing documents from animal rescue and welfare charities.   Many thanks
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Can employees challenge job benchmarking?
Hi,  Can employees question the benchmarking of their jobs? Also dispute their job description? If the job description does not align with the actual work, can they request being benchmarked against...
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Hi, all We are a small growing church Charity who have an opportunity to acquire a new premises, with a much greater capacity via a lease. This has prompted us to look into transferring from a uninco...
Des Duffy
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...
Marta Tomlinson
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Can a heritage charity register without owning land?
We are a recently formed heritage conservation charity and we are struggling to get registered due to the strict criteria. We need to own or have an interest in land or buildings. Has anyone else man...
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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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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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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?
Christopher Perring
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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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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...
Shaun Higgins
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...
Teri Parish
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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...
James Buller
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
Liz Jenkins
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...
Rachel Woolf
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".
Stephen Meech
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...
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...
Genevieve Thompson
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...
Graham Willcocks
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...
Louise Hastie
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...
Peter Lyster
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
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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...
Shaun Higgins
Hi, Does anyone have any templates to use with onboarding new trustees please?   Many thanks, Sharon
Sharon Martin
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