Charities, volunteering and honours

Nominating someone for an honour, setting up a charity, community participation

Setting up a charity

• Set up a charity
• Set up a charity: step by step
• Register as a community amateur sports club (CASC)

Managing a charity

• Running a community amateur sports club (CASC)
• Reporting changes to your charity's details
• Tell the Charity Commission about a change to your charity
• Remove a charity from the charities register
• Prepare a charity's annual accounts
• Send a charity's annual return
• Who can run your charity's finances

Charity funding and tax

• Charities and tax
• Tax relief for community amateur sports clubs (CASCs)
• Tax relief when you donate to a charity
• Tax when your limited company gives to charity
• Claim Gift Aid online
• Claiming Gift Aid as a charity or CASC
• Get recognition from HMRC for your charity
• VAT for charities

Honours and recognition

• Nominate someone for an honour or award
• The King's Award for Voluntary Service

Honours for armed forces and veterans

• Apply for or replace a medal or veterans badge
• Apply for a Bevin Boys veterans badge
• Search the Armed Forces Memorial roll of honour

Community and volunteer opportunities

• Volunteer opportunities, rights and expenses
• Donate and volunteer to aid humanitarian disasters
• Volunteer as a coastguard
• Homes for Ukraine: record your interest
• Help people who have come to the UK from Afghanistan
• Make a donation to support members of the armed forces

Funding for community projects

• Apply for Youth Opportunity Funding
• Apply for funding for community projects