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We have a range of information sheets that help us respond to commonly asked questions.  Click on the title to open any information sheet in a separate window. 

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Accounting for charities - guidance on maintaining proper accounting records

Annual General Meeting - planning - things to consider before holding your AGM

Charitable Incorporated Organisation - guidance on this new legal form for charities which was introduced by the Charities Act 2006 and is expected to be available in 2010

Choosing and using a bank for voluntary organisations - guidance on what you should consider before opening a bank account for your organisation

Closing a charitable company - guidance on how to remove a charitable company from the registers of both Companies House and the Charity Commission

Closing a registered charity - what to do if you are faced with closing a registered charity

Closing a voluntary organisation - what to do if you are faced with closing a voluntary organisation that is not registered as a company or charity

Community Interest Company - a brief description of the requirements for registering as a Community Interest Company

CRB checks - guidelines on the circumstances in which an organisation must apply to the Criminal Records Bureau for record checks of potential employees, volunteers and management committee members; and how to apply

Creating a charitable company - a brief description of how to set up a charitable company

Developing your ICT - what you should be considering in order to successfully manage this vital resource

Elections run by NCVS - a table of the elections that NCVS manages

Incorporating an existing charity - the steps you need to take to register an existing charity as a charitable company (coming soon)

Insurance - advice on insurance for voluntary organisations

Meeting rooms in central Newcastle - gives details of the location, capacity, facilities, opening times, and access arrangements for meeting rooms and other venues available to hire in the city centre

NCVS role in handling funds - details how NCVS can sometimes act as an intermediary between a grant-making charitable trust and a voluntary organisation that is not a registered charity, if charity registration is required for receipt of a grant

Registering as a charity - how to register an organisation as a charity

Rose Joicey Fund - owned and managed by NCVS, this fund offers one-off grants to assist sick or disabled people in difficult circumstances to take holidays or go on outings

Safeguarding children and young people - for organisations that work with or have any contact with children and young people

Starting a new voluntary organisation - what you should think about before starting a new voluntary organisation

Trainers and consultants - lists the trainers and consultants available for hire in Newcastle, giving details of their particular specialisms

Your role as a management committee member - committee members are responsible for ensuring their organisation is properly run and this guide lists many of the duties this entails

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