Charity Constitutions: Unincorporated Charities

An unincorporated charitable association is run by a management committee, and it has additional members who can vote and take part,  which suits a membership group such as a club or society with charitable aims. A charitable trust is run by a small group of trustees. It does not also have members, which suits holding and applying funds, for example a grant-making charity. Neither the association nor the trust comprise a separate legal body, so trustees can be personally liable. Simply-Docs provides a constitution for each.

Yes. A short-form constitution for a small unincorporated charity gives a simpler governing document suited to a low-income charity that does not need the full association or trust document. Remember an unincorporated charity generally only needs to register with the Charity Commission once income passes £5,000, though it is still a charity below that as long as it meets the criteria for being a charity. Simply-Docs provides a short-form constitution alongside the fuller templates.