CIC, charity or company? Choosing your structure
The complete UK guide to choosing a social enterprise structure: CIC, registered charity, CIO, company limited by guarantee — tax, funding, control and the asset lock, compared.
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Guides for people running charities and social enterprises
Free, current, plain-English guides to charity and social-enterprise finance — structures, SORP, Gift Aid and funding — from accountants who specialise in the sector.
Charity accounts and SORP, explained
A plain-English guide to UK charity accounts: the Charities SORP, receipts-and-payments vs accruals, the independent examination and audit thresholds, and the trustees' annual report.
Read guideGift Aid and the tax reliefs charities miss
A practical guide to UK charity tax reliefs: Gift Aid (25p per £1), the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, business rates relief, VAT quirks and the trading-subsidiary trick.
Read guideFunding your mission: grants, social investment and trading income
The UK social-sector funding guide: grants from trusts and lottery funds, social investment, community shares, trading income and blended finance — with what funders check.
Read guideVAT for charities and social enterprises
How VAT works for UK charities, CICs and social enterprises: why charities can't usually reclaim it, the valuable reliefs that exist, and when a CIC must register.
Read guideDoes my charity need to register?
Charity registration in the UK, explained plainly: the £5,000 threshold, CIOs, Charity Commission vs OSCR vs CCNI, and why a CIC isn't a charity.
Read guideCharity and CIC filing deadlines explained
A plain-English compliance calendar for UK charities and CICs: annual returns, accounts, the 10-month deadline, Companies House and what happens if you're late.
Read guideCharity trading subsidiaries and Gift Aid, explained
When a UK charity needs a trading subsidiary, how non-primary-purpose trading works, and how Gift Aiding profits to the parent keeps the tax bill at zero.
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