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Tax for charities

Helpful information on some areas of tax payments when you are a registered charity.

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Tax relief for Charities

Guidance on tax relief on certain types of income when you are a charity.

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How to register a Charity

Information around how and what you may need to register for charitable status.

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Set up a Charity - 6 things to consider

Some initial steps when you are looking to set up a Charity.

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The Sir Thomas White Loan Charity

Personal loans for new business ideas and established businesses needed investment.

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Updating Charity Details - Your First Annual Return

Guidance on checking your charity's details before viewing your first annual accounts online.

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Third Sector Support - Community, Heritage, Social Enterprise and Charity Support

A useful collection of funding resources, search tools and consultants for people starting and running a non profit, community, heritage, social enterprise or charity.

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Third Sector Support for the North East - Community, Heritage, Social Enterprise and Charity Support

A useful collection of funding resources, search tools and consultants for people starting and running a non profit, community, heritage, social enterprise or charity in the North East.

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David Solomons Charitable Trust

Grants for charities who help those with learning difficulties.

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Energy Redress Scheme

Grants for charities who help those with learning difficulties.

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Fredericks Foundation – Revenue Share

Specialist funding for charities and social enterprises.

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Volunteers

Link to support on using volunteers in your Charity.

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Wolfston Foundation - Funding for Places

Grant funding for registered charities and local authorities.

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The Robertson Trust

Match-funded grants for eligible charities in Scotland.

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Cranfield Trust

The Cranfield Trust is a charity that provides free management consultancy for charities and not-for-profit groups involved in issues of poverty, disability or social exclusion.

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Cornwall Community Foundation

Provides small grants for local charities, community and voluntary groups based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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The Reach Fund

Grants available to eligible charities and social enterprises to help raise investment.

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Dorset Business Mentors

One-to-one mentoring support for small businesses, charities and social enterprises across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole.

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Cyber Security Advice for Small and Medium Sized Organisations

Provides information on cyber security for your business, charity, club or school.

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Digital Pathfinders

Digital Pathfinders helps SMEs, charities and social enterprises across Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland become more successful and resilient by adopting digital technology.

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Voluntary Action Leicestershire

Advice, support and training for charities and community groups.

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Persimmon Charitable Foundation

Funding for charities across the UK.

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Postcode Community Trust - Wales

The aim of People's Postcode Trust is to support smaller charities and good causes in Wales to make a difference to their community for the benefit of people and the planet.

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Scope - Employment services

Scope are the disability equality charity covering England and Wales.

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NESTA

NESTA is an innovation charity with a mission to help people and organisations bring great ideas to life.

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The Weavers Company Benevolent Fund

Grant funding for organisations supporting ex-offenders and disadvantaged young people.

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Co-operative & Community Finance

Loans for co-operatives and social enterprises

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Aviva Community Fund

The Aviva Community Fund is committed to supporting the organisations that are doing great work to build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.

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Asda Community Foundation

The Asda Foundation supports small organisations in several ways throughout the year.

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CDFI - Community Development Finance Institutions

CDFIs are a type of social enterprise that provides support and lends money to businesses and people who struggle to get finance from high street banks.

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Heart of Bucks

Funding and finance opportunities for community charities and voluntary groups in Buckinghamshire.

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Royal Literary Fund

Royal Literary Fund (RLF) is a UK charity that helps writers in financial need.

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Allia Grants and Small Loans

Grants and social loans for charities and social enterprises based in the East of England

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Awards for All (Big Lottery)

National Lottery Awards for All offers grant funding for eligible community projects.

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Milton Keynes Community Foundation

Offers grants to businesses looking to create a positive impact on the lives of people living in Milton Keynes

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RICS - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

Information on the professional body that accredits professionals within the land, property and construction sectors.

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Data Analytics Innovation Voucher

Funded data analytics research, training, workshops, networking events and webinars.

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Introductory webinar to setting up a CIC

The CIC regulator has released a webinar to support businesses looking to start up a CIC.

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Amazon Regional Creatives Fund

The Regional Creatives Fund is offering grants of up to £30,000 to charities that help underserved communities pursue their creative ambitions.

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Funding Scotland

Find funding for your charity, community group or social enterprise using this free online search engine.

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Selby Ventures

The Selby Centre is a centre of excellence for collaborative charity and social businesses working together to create community wealth and support.

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Flexible Finance Fund

4m of funding and support to 15-25 Black and Racially Minoritised charities and social enterprises in England with a material package of funding and support

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Ballymena Business Centre

Ballymena Business Centre is a Northern Ireland charity committed to promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship in the Mid and East Antrim Council area.

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Financial Ombudsman Service

The Financial Ombudsman has official powers to sort out complaints between small and micro enterprises, charities and trusts, and financial businesses.

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Decarb Somerset

A programme helping local organisations to reduce their carbon footprint.

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North Devon Town Centre Enhancement Scheme

Independent town centre businesses in North Devon can apply for a small grant for improving shop fronts or other potential enhancement projects.

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Good Things Foundation

Good Things Foundation is a charity that helps to tackle digital and social exclusion by providing people with the skills and confidence they need to access digital technology.

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Social Economy Academy

SEA offers a blend of practical and academic workshops. Sessions are aimed at Charities, Community Groups, Social Enterprises and businesses with a clear social or environmental mission.

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Oli Bennett Charitable Trust

The Oli Bennett is a charity to help young people, from all backgrounds, get their business ideas off the ground and turned into sustainable, profitable organisations.

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University of Leicester Business Support

The University of Leicester can support existing businesses, social enterprises, community interest companies and charities in Leicestershire and the wider East Midlands with a range of support.

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Growth Impact Fund

Social investment funding for organisations with growth, improved equality and diversity goals.

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Power To Change

Are you looking for support to start or develop a community business?

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Persons with Significant Control and the PSC Register

Legislation and guidance on Persons with Significant Control.

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Access Programme

A range of support for social enterprises who are helping people affected by the cost of living crisis.

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Social Economy West

A programme for people starting tech or digital based businesses in the West of England

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Skills Funding - Folkestone & Hythe

Funding towards training and qualifications for businesses in Folkestone & Hythe.

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Sports Scotland - Sports Facilities Fund (SFF)

Grants for projects that will encourage and maximise sports participation in local communities.

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National Lottery Awards For All Scotland

Awards for All Scotland funds a wide range of community projects based in Scotland.

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Sir James Knott Fund

Discretionary grants for charitable organisations.

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Community Shares Unit

Community Shares Unit provides resources and guidance via the website including a directory of businesses with Community Shares and listings for news and events.

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Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway

Information, support and advice for setting up a Social Enterprise.

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Arts Derbyshire

Arts Derbyshire is the strategic arts charity for the county of Derbyshire. They offer support to businesses operating within the creative sector.

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Big Society Capital

Big Society Capital connects capital with social enterprises, charities and social purpose organisations.

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Everton Development Trust

Advice and support for people wishing to set up a business or Social Enterprise in the Liverpool City Region area.

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Key Fund

Key Fund is a team of like-minded individuals dedicated to supporting new enterprises, creating new jobs, and reinvigorating communities offering social investment to Yorkshire & The Midlands.

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Northamptonshire Community Foundation

Potential grant funding is available to community or voluntary groups in Northamptonshire.

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mygov.scot

The Scottish government website, offering information, tools, and guidance on starting a business as well as a range of other topics.

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Ngage Solutions Ltd

Ngage Solutions Ltd deliver a range of public funded programmes, including rural and sustainability support.

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Charitable Incorporated Organisation

What are Charitable Incorporated Organisation's

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Crowdfunder

A community crowdfunding platform.

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Breckland Community Funding

A summary of funding support from the local council for community projects.

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The Key Fund - grants and loans

The Key Fund offers a range of mixed grants and loan programmes to community and social enterprises across the North of England and the Midlands.

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