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Charities
- What is a charity; charitable purposes and public benefit
- Charities Act 2006
- Different legal forms
- Different roles in a charity; beneficiaries; members; trustees and staff
- Subsidiaries and branches
The charity constitution
- What is it, and what does it contain?
- Importance of complying with the constitution
- Amending the constitution
The secretary
- Understanding and approaching the role
- Annual timetable
- Ongoing work and reviews
- Reporting lines
The legal framework
- Understanding the legal framework
- Oversight of obligations
- Land and property
- Contracts
- Seals
Charity regulation and compliance
- The Charity Commission – role and powers
- Charities that operate in Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Other regulators (e.g. Companies House)
- Annual returns, reporting and accounts, and event driven filing
- Records, registers and document retention
- Names and stationery
Trustees
- Recruitment and selection
- Duties and liabilities
- Benefits and payments; conflicts of interest
Meetings and decision making
- General meetings
- Board meetings
- Delegation; monitoring and control
- Committee meetings
- Alternatives to meetings
