OG18 - Names of charities

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Operational Guidance

NAMES OF CHARITIES

Title	Reference Number	Page / Paragraph
Approval of names and name changes: an overview	OG 18 A1
Power to change name: incorporated and unincorporated charities	OG 18 A2
Unauthorised changes of name	OG 18 A3
Scheme conferring charity names	OG 18 A4
Old names	OG 18 A5
Grounds for giving a s.6 direction	OG 18 B1
Effect of a direction	OG 18 B2
Action where name does not meet s.6(2) requirements	OG 18 B3
Procedure for giving s.6 directions	OG 18 B4
Action following a s.6 direction	OG 18 B5
Identical and similar names	OG 18 C1
Misleading names	OG 18 C2
Offensive names	OG 18 C3
Non-English names	OG 18 C4
Working and project names; business and corporate names of charitable companies	OG 18 C5
Use of symbols	OG 18 C6
List of specified words and expressions	OG 18 D1
Standard form letter to issue to a charity that has changed its name without having the power to do so	OG 18 L1

See also:
Companies House Guidance booklet: GBF2 Company Names

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