Charity Commission: New guidance on the law for charities with a connection to a non-charity

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Does your faith institution have a close relationship with a non-charitable organisation? If so, the Charity Commission has released a new report with guidance for charities to explain the correct way to manage connections to non-charitable organisations.

Click here to download the report.

The article explains the importance of consulting your charity’s governing documents if a trustee of your faith institution is also a director of a business which your institution receives funding from. This is because there may be a ‘conflict of interest’, which means the law could see your faith institution to be operating with non-charitable purposes.