Articles and guides for charity teams

What a trustees annual report must include, how to meet the requirements, and how to write one that supporters and funders actually read rather than file away.

A practical trustee skills audit for small UK charity boards: eight categories, a confidence and capacity scoring scale, and a 30 minute meeting format.

The slim trustee onboarding pack and the structured first 90 days that get new charity trustees contributing from their very first board meeting onwards.

Practical guide for UK charities to include digital risk and data protection in trustee induction through governance roles, risk signals, and board questions.

90-day plan for founding a charity: structure choice, governing document, trustee recruitment, and Charity Commission registration. Weekly milestones.

A clear guide to UK charity raffle and lottery rules in 2026: thresholds, licences, trustee duties and the habits that keep your fundraising compliant.

Governance scaling guide for medium charities growing from startup to multi-team operations: trustee expansion, committees, and delegated authority.

Small charities can run a serious safeguarding programme without hiring a specialist or buying a 200-page binder. The minimum credible setup, written for

A step-by-step walkthrough of registering a charity in England and Wales: the income threshold, the right structure, the governing document and trustee sign-off.