PECR
Data protection and marketing law are two separate regimes. Complying with UK GDPR does not mean complying with PECR. PECR governs electronic…
Glossary
OSCR
The most common error in UK charity content is applying England and Wales rules to Scotland. OSCR operates under the Charities and…
Objects clause
The objects clause is the most consequential paragraph in a governing document. Everything the charity does must fall within it. Spending charitable…
Nominee
An unincorporated charity cannot own property. Someone has to hold it, and that someone is holding as nominee or as a holding…
Natural classification
There are two ways to cut a charity’s expenditure, and they answer different questions. Natural classification groups costs by type: staff, premises,…
Model constitution
Regulators publish models for each structure. They are not compulsory, but they carry practical weight. Applications using an approved model are processed…
Minutes
Minutes are often treated as an administrative chore. For a charitable company they are a statutory duty with a criminal sanction attached,…
Membership
Some charities have members; some do not. The difference determines who appoints trustees and who must approve constitutional changes. Trusts have no…
Member
Not every charity has members. Trusts do not; foundation-model CIOs have a membership that is the same people as the trustees; association-model…