Can a charity give up its charitable status?

Answered 5 Jun 2008 by c.cattell

Hi Charlie,

I am working with a pre-school who would like to give up their charity status.

They also run a before & after school club that is not a charity. The Charity is being supported and funded by the before/after school club. The Charity has a PLA constitution and all assests held belong to the before/after school clubs.

The charity is struggling to recruit trustees/committee members and the group feel they would like all 3 services under one umbrella of a company limited by guarantee. The before/after school club are an unincorporated body.

Any advise on giving up charity status and considerations the group needs to take into account? Thanks.



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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.