Amending Charity Constitutions: Unincorporated Charity
Amending CC: Unincorporated Charity
- Resolution to Amend Constitution (No Charity Commission Consent Needed): Unincorporated Charitable Association
- Resolution to Amend Constitution (Charity Commission Consent Needed): Unincorporated Charitable Association
- Resolution to Amend Constitution (No Charity Commission Consent Needed): Charitable Trust
- Resolution to Amend Constitution (Charity Commission Consent Needed): Charitable Trust
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can we change the governing document of our unincorporated charity, and how?
Yes. Since the Charities Act 2022, unincorporated charities have a statutory power to amend any provision of their governing document by resolution. Trustees pass the resolution by a 75% majority, or where there is a wider membership the members pass it by a 75% majority as well. Certain changes need Charity Commission consent first. Simply-Docs provides amendment resolutions for a charitable association and a charitable trust.
Which changes to an unincorporated charity's document need Charity Commission consent?
The same categories that are regulated alterations for companies and CIOs: changing the charity's purposes, changing how property is applied on dissolution, and authorising benefits to trustees, members or connected people. These need the Commission's prior consent, and it cannot be given after the change. Other amendments can be made by resolution alone. Simply-Docs provides separate resolutions for changes that do and do not need consent.