Author Description

This text is both a step-by-step guide to registering a new charity and a practical handbook for established charities in the UK. Free of legal jargon, the author outlines the advantages and legalities of being a charity, and includes sections on: the activities that may qualify as charitable; registering as a charity and problem cases; constitutional choices and pitfals; duties and liabilities of trustees; limits to politics and campaigning; financing and trading; tax reliefs for the charity; efficient giving, including Gift Aid and Give as You Earn; investment powers including under the Trustee Act 2000; and where to go for help.