How do we get charitable status from the Tax Office?

Answered 2 Oct 2008 by c.cattell

We need charitable status to apply for grants from trusts and other sources who will only give money to charities.

Our organisation meets the criteria for charitable status, but our annual income is less than £5,000 so we have been told we cannot register with the Charity Commission but must instead get our charitable status from the Tax Office. How do we go about that exactly?



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Charlie Cattell is a specialist in legal and governance matters relating to social enterprises, charities and voluntary organisations, assisting a wide range of groups with legal structures, organisational management, and regulatory issues.