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  2. Charity Commission for England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    c. 58), which replaced the Charitable Trusts Acts (1853-1891). This introduced new duties to determine charitable status, and to maintain a public register of charities. [22] The commission was criticised after the Aberfan disaster in 1966 for its intransigence and decisions on what it allowed money from the disaster fund to be spent on.

  3. Charitable trusts in English law - Wikipedia

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    Charitable trusts, like other trusts, are administered by trustees, but there is no direct relationship between the trustees and the beneficiaries. This results in two things: firstly, the trustees of a charitable trust have more freedom to act than other trustees, and secondly, beneficiaries cannot bring a court case against the trustees.

  4. Charities Act 2006 - Wikipedia

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    Long title: An Act to provide for the establishment and functions of the Charity Commission for England and Wales and the Charity Tribunal; to make other amendments of the law about charities, including provision about charitable incorporated organisations; to make further provision about public charitable collections and other fund-raising carried on in connection with charities and other ...

  5. Charities Regulator - Wikipedia

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    Almost all schools are required to register with the regulator. [23] The regulator deals with entities registered as companies (generally of the company limited by guarantee form), with charitable trusts, and with unincorporated bodies, including most schools, parishes and local youth groups. For those registered as companies, the regulator ...

  6. Charitable organization - Wikipedia

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    Charitable organizations, including charitable trusts, are eligible for a complex set of reliefs and exemptions from taxation in the UK. These include reliefs and exemptions in relation to income tax, capital gains tax, inheritance tax, stamp duty land tax, and value added tax.

  7. Nonprofit organization laws by jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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    Charitable status is granted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) upon application by a nonprofit; charities are allowed to issue income tax receipts to donors, must spend a certain percentage of their assets (including cash, investments, and fixed assets) and file annual reports in order to maintain their charitable status.

  8. Charity regulators - Wikipedia

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    Registrars of Associations, Charitable Trusts, Endowments, Pledges, Companies (including public benefit companies), and more at the Corporations Authority ; Punjab Charity Commission (Pakistan [2]) Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs online database of social organizations; Inland Revenue Department ; Commissioner of Charities

  9. Charitable trust - Wikipedia

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    Similar to a charitable remainder trust, payments may be either a fixed amount (charitable lead annuity trust) or a percentage of trust principal (charitable lead unitrust). At the end of the trust term, the remainder can either go back to the donor or to heirs named by the donor. The donor may sometimes claim a charitable income tax deduction ...