Legal Structures and Charitable Status
Choosing a legal structure that suits your group
Choosing the right legal structure for your group will make sure that you can focus on achieving the aims of your group as effectively as possible. The Resource Centre Routemap is an online flowchart which takes you through a series of questions to help you decide which types of legal structure would be best suited to your group.
You will then be directed to the Resource Centre Information Sheets that will give you more detail on:
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Community and voluntary groups - finding a legal structure to suit your group
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Not for Profit Organisations - a guide to legal structures
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Charity Registration
Published by Brighton Resource CentreCharitable Status
The Resource Centre information sheet on Charity Registration aims to give some guidance as to whether your group should register as a charity. It is intended mainly for smaller community groups although the information is equally relevant to larger organisations in the voluntary sector.
They also have an information sheet on The Responsibilities of Registered Charities which is intended as a quick and easy summary of the responsibilities of relatively small registered Charities. It is aimed at registered Charities who have an income below £100,000 and are not Limited Companies or Charitable Trusts.
More information, registration forms and model governing documents are available on the Charity Commission website.
