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Accounting for charities - guidance on maintaining proper accounting records (76kb)

Annual General Meeting - planning - things to consider before holding your AGM (86kb)

Charitable Incorporated Organisations - guidance on this new legal form for charities which was introduced by the Charities Act 2006 and is expected to be available late 2009 (64kb)

Choosing and using a bank for voluntary organisations - tips on choosing a bank account for your organisation (164kb)

Closing a charitable company - guidance on how to remove a charitable company from the registers of both Companies House and the Charity Commission (90kb)

Closing a registered charity - what to do if you are faced with closing a registered charity (103kb)

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 (90kb)

Community Interest Company - a brief description of the requirements for registering as a Community Interest Company (94kb)

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  (97kb)

Creating a 'charitable company' - how to register as both a company and a charity (89kb)

CVSs in the north east - contact details for councils for voluntary service and other local development agencies throughout the north east (77kb)

Developing your information and communication technology - what you should be considering in order to successfully manage this vital resource (81kb)

Duties of committee members - committee members are responsible for ensuring their organisation is properly run and this guide lists some of the duties this entails  (77kb)

Elections run by NCVS - a table of the elections that NCVS manages (61KB)

Incorporating an existing charity - the steps a charity must take in order to become a charitable company (107kb)

Insurance - advice on insurance for voluntary organisations (125kb)

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 (159kb)

NCVS role as an intermediary handling donations from charitable trusts - 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 (70kb)

Registering as a charity - how to register an organisation as a charity (80kb)

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 (56kb)

Safeguarding children and young people, including child protection - for organisations that work with or have any contact with children and young people (95kb)

Starting a new voluntary organisation - what you should think about before starting a new voluntary organisation (76kb)

Trainers and consultants - lists the trainers and consultants available for hire in Newcastle, giving details of their particular specialisms (252kb)

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