Training opportunity from Voluntary Action Leeds

How to Register as a Charity

This half day session will help you to understand the process of completing an online application to become a charity, what the requirements are and when you need to complete this process.

This course is suitable for any voluntary sector group who will be thinking about registering as a charity in the near future, you will need to be near the income level of £5k per year.

This half day session will help you to understand the process of completing an online application to become a charity, what the requirements are and when you need to complete this process.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify whether you meet the public benefit test necessary for your application.
  • Understand the benefits of registering as a charity.
  • Enable you to ask questions and get support to prepare you for the online application process.

This course is free to small and emerging not-for-profit voluntary/community/faith groups supporting communities in Leeds (as it is subsidised by Leeds City Council and would usually cost £70.00). If you would like to attend but don’t fit this criteria you will need to pay the full fee.

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