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| CC1 - Charity Commission Publications | Nov 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC3 - The Essential Trustee: what you need to know | Feb 2008 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC3a - The Essential Trustee: An introduction | Jan 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC4 - Charities for the Relief of Financial Hardship | Aug 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC5a, CC5b and CC5c - See Registration Application Pack | April 2008 | |||
| CC7 - Ex Gratia Payments by Charities | Dec 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC8 - Internal Financial Controls for Charities | Dec 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC8 - A self checklist for charities | English | Welsh | ||
| CC9 - Speaking Out - Campaigning and Political Activity by Charities | Mar 2008 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC11 - Payment of Charity Trustees | Feb 2008 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC12 - Managing Financial Difficulties and Insolvency in Charities | Sept 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC13 - The Official Custodian for Charities' Land Holding Service | Sept 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC14 - Investment of Charitable Funds: Basic Principles See also detailed guidance on investments |
Dec 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC15 - Charity Reporting and Accounting: The essentials | May 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC15a - Charity Reporting and Accounting: The essentials April 2008 | April 2008 | HTML | English | |
| CC16 - Receipts and Payments Accounts Pack (based on SORP 2005) | Jan 2006 | HTML | ||
| CC17 - Accrual Accounts Pack (based on SORP 2005) | Jan 2006 | HTML | ||
| CC18 - Use of Church Halls for Village Hall and Other Charitable Purposes | July 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC19 - Charities' Reserves | Mar 2008 | HTML | ||
| CC20 - Charities and Fundraising | April 2008 | HTML | ||
| CC20a - Charities and Fundraising - A summary | Mar 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC21 - Registering as a Charity | April 2008 | HTML | English | |
| CC22 - Choosing and Preparing a Governing Document | April 2008 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC23 - Exempt Charities | April 2008 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC24 - Users on Board: Beneficiaries who become trustees | Mar 2000 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC27 - Providing Alcohol on Charity Premises | Nov 2002 | HTML | English | |
| CC28 - Disposing of Charity Land | Feb 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC29 - Charities and Local Authorities | Mar 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC30 - Finding New Trustees - What charities need to know | Oct 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC31 - Independent Examination of Charity Accounts – Guidance and Notes (due to be published shortly) | May 2008 | HTML | ||
| CC33 - Acquiring Land | Apr 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC34 - Collaborative Working and Mergers | June 2006 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC35 - Trustees, trading and tax | April 2007 | HTML | ||
| CC36 - Changing your Charity’s Governing Document | Mar 2008 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC37 - Charities and Public Service Delivery – An Introduction and Overview | Feb 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC40 - Disaster Appeals | Jan 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC42 - Appointing Nominees and Custodians: Guidance under s.19(4) of the Trustee Act 2000 | Feb 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC43 - Incorporation of Charity Trustees | July 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC47 - Complaints about Charities | May 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC47(a) - Inquiries into Charities: your rights and obligations | May 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC48 - Charities and Meetings | May 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC49 - Charities and Insurance | Feb 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC60 - The Hallmarks of an Effective Charity | Apr 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC61 - Charity Accounts: The framework | Oct 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| CC61(a) - Charity Accounts: The framework (2005) | Jun 2006 | HTML | ||
| CC61b - Charity Accounts: The framework (2007) | Feb 2007 | Replaced by CC15 | ||
| CC63 - Independent Examination of Charities | Oct 2002 | HTML | English | |
| CC63a - Independent Examination of Charity Accounts 2007 | Feb 2007 | HTML | English | |
| CC64 Receipts and Payments Accounts Pack 2001 (based on SORP 2000) | Nov 2001 | |||
Explanatory Notes |
English | Welsh | ||
CC64(a) - Receipts and Payments Accounts |
English | Welsh | ||
CC64(b) - Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts |
English | Welsh | ||
CC64(c) -Trustees' Annual Report |
English | Welsh | ||
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| CC65 - Accruals Accounts Pack (based on SORP 2000) | Mar 2004 | |||
Explanatory Notes |
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CC65(a) - Accounting Statement (Accruals Accounts) |
English | Welsh | ||
CC65(b) - Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts |
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| CC66 - SORP 2000: Example reports and accounts | Nov 2000 | HTML | ||
| Accounting & Reporting by Charities : Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2000) | Oct 2000 | English | Welsh | |
| Accounting & Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) | Mar 2005 | HTML | ||
| SORP Update Bulletin 1 | Jan 2003 | English | ||
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Please note that the HTML versions of Research Reports do not contain images, such as graphs and charts. If you wish to view a report containing images, please select the PDF version. | ||||
| RS1 - Trustee Recruitment, Selection and Induction | Mar 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS1 - Trustee Recruitment, Selection and Induction Annexes | Mar 2002 | HTML | ||
| RS2 - Charities and Commercial Partners | July 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS2 - Charities and Commercial Partners - Annex A, B & C | July 2002 | HTML | ||
| RS3 - Charity Reserves | Mar 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS3 - Charity Reserves - Annex A, B, C & D | Mar 2003 | HTML | ||
| RS3a - Charity Reserves: Key Findings | Mar 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS4 - Collaborative Working and Mergers | Apr 2003 | HTML | English | |
| RS4 - Collaborative Working and Mergers: Annex A, B, C & D | Apr 2003 | HTML | ||
| RS4a - Collaborative Working and Mergers: Summary | Mar 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS5 - Small Charities and Reserves | June 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS6 - Milestones: Managing key events in the life of a charity | Dec 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS6 - Milestones: Managing key events in the life of a charity: Annex A, B, C, D & E | Dec 2003 | HTML | ||
| RS6a - Milestones: Summary | Dec 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS7 - Membership Charities | Mar 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS7 - Membership Charities: Annex A, B, C & D | Mar 2004 | HTML | ||
| RS7a - Membership Charities: Summary | Mar 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS8 - Transparency and Accountability | June 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS8 - Transparency and Accountability: Annex A, B, C & D | June 2004 | HTML | ||
| RS9 - Village Halls and Community Centres | Dec 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS9 - Village Halls and Community Centres: Annex A, B, C & D | Dec 2004 | HTML | ||
| RS9a - Village Halls and Community Centres: Summary | Dec 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS10 - Start as you mean to go on: Trustee Recruitment and Induction | July 2005 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS10 - Start as you mean to go on: Trustee Recruitment and Induction Annex A, B, C, D & E | July 2005 | HTML | ||
| RS11 - Cause for Complaint? How charities manage complaints about their services | Mar 2006 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS11 - Cause for Complaint? How charities manage complaints about their services Annex A - E | Mar 2006 | HTML | ||
| RS12 - The Regeneration Game | Oct 2006 | English | Welsh | |
| RS13 - Tell It Like It Is | Nov 2006 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS14 - In their own words | Dec 2006 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RS14 - In their own words Annex A - E | Dec 2006 | HTML | ||
| RS15 - Stand and deliver: the future for charities delivering public services | Feb 2007 | English | Welsh | |
| RS16 - Charities working in the field of human rights | Dec 2007 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR1 - The Review of the Register of Charities | Oct 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR1a - Recognising New Charitable Purposes | Oct 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR2 - Promotion of Urban and Rural Regeneration | Mar 1999 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR3 - Charities for the Relief of Unemployment | Mar 1999 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR4 - The Recreational Charities Act 1958 | Aug 2000 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR5 - The Promotion of Community Capacity Building | Nov 2000 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR6 - Maintenance of an Accurate Register | Nov 2000 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR7 - The Independence of Charities from the State | Feb 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR8 - The Public Character of Charity | Feb 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR9 - Preservation and Conservation | Feb 2001 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR10 - Museums and Art Galleries | Aug 2002 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR11 - Charitable Status and Sport | Apr 2003 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR12 - The Promotion of Human Rights | Jan 2005 | HTML | ||
| RR13 Promotion of the Voluntary Sector for the Benefit of the Public | Sept 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| RR14 Promoting the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Charities and the Effective Use of Charitable Resources for the Benefit of the Public | Sept 2004 | HTML | English | Welsh |
| Also Available: | ||||
| Charities Act 2006: What Trustees Need to Know - a plain English guide published jointly by the Charity Commission and the Office of the Third Sector about this Act | May 2007 | Available at www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk | ||
| Working with Faith Groups - The Charity Commission Faith Groups Programme 2004 - 07 | Dec 2007 | HTML | PDF (340KB) | |
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