Public benefit - are we clear?
As a charity Trustee, you are required to “have regard” to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when making decisions, are you clear what this means? IBB's charity solicitors...
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The Commission opened a class inquiry into 12 charities with a last known income of over £500,000 which have each failed to file annual reports, accounts and returns for two or more years. Failure to...
View ArticleHow to Find New Trustees: The 10 Step Guide
Being a trustee of a charity can be a time-consuming business. Yet most research suggests that those who serve as trustees get far more out of the experience than they believe they put in. Many...
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Service Overview
Our specialist team of charity lawyers are experienced in advising on the full range of legal issues that affect charities and not-for-profit organisations. We are charity law experts as well as...
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Charity Property
Buying, selling and mortgaging land brings with it additional requirements for charities. Our expert charities team work together with our commercial real estate team to ensure that all Charities Act...
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Special Trusts
Older charities often find that they have collected a range of historic special trusts which are each held for narrow purposes. We have provided advice on releasing or amending the restrictions...
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Grant-Making
Our Team has experience in advising on all aspects of the grant-making process and has advised both the grant maker and recipient charities on the terms on which grants are made, to ensure that their...
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Trustee Training
Charities have a duty to ensure that trustees are given adequate training and support to ensure that they can properly discharge their duties to the charity. Trustees now have to report on their...
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Collaboration With Businesses and Public Sector Bodies
Charities interact frequently with the business sector and the public sectorThe Business Sector There is an expectation that businesses, and especially those which interact with the general public,...
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Faith Based Charities
Did you know that 27% of charities registered in Great Britain embody:some form of religious belief orcultural values which arise from religious beliefsin their vision, mission or history1.This is a...
View ArticleCharity Commission investigating 12 “double-defaulting” charities
The Commission opened a class inquiry into 12 charities with a last known income of over £500,000 which have each failed to file annual reports, accounts and returns for two or more years. Failure to...
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Service Overview
Our specialist team of charity lawyers are experienced in advising on the full range of legal issues that affect charities and not-for-profit organisations. We are charity law experts as well as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charity Property
Buying, selling and mortgaging land brings with it additional requirements for charities. Our expert charities team work together with our commercial real estate team to ensure that all Charities Act...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Special Trusts
Older charities often find that they have collected a range of historic special trusts which are each held for narrow purposes. We have provided advice on releasing or amending the restrictions...
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Grant-Making
Trustees often say that grant-making isn’t an easy thing to do well. For example, trustees have a duty to ensure that their funds are being spent in furtherance of their objects and not for political...
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Trustee Training
Charities have a duty to ensure that trustees are given adequate training and support to ensure that they can properly discharge their duties to the charity. Trustees now have to report on their...
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Collaboration With Businesses and Public Sector Bodies
Charities interact frequently with the business sector and the public sectorThe Business Sector There is an expectation that businesses, and especially those which interact with the general public,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Faith Based Charities
Did you know that 27% of charities registered in Great Britain embody:some form of religious belief orcultural values which arise from religious beliefsin their vision, mission or history1.This is a...
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