Charity Webinar - Updating charity governing documents

On Tuesday 8 June 2021 Liz Brownsell and Sinead Corcoran from the Birketts Charities Team explained the legal requirements and process for updating a charity’s governing documents. Topics discussed:
Charitable trusts and unincorporated associations
Charitable companies and CIOs
Community Benefit Societies
Proposals for reform
Disclaimer: Please note that content and advice provided is correct as of date of recording.
Please see below timestamps to help guide you through our video:
1:12 Topics covered today
2:38 Introduction
3:07 Charity legal forms
3:36 Typical contents of governing documents
4:40 Types of amendments
5:50 When to seek professional advice
6:18 Unincorporated charities
6:55 Identifying governing documents: charitable trusts
9:54 Identifying governing documents: charitable associations
11:43 Express powers of amendment
13:31 Statutory powers of amendment
14:44 Amending objects: s275 Charities Act 2011
16:40 Administrative amendments: s280 Charities Act 2011
18:06 Applying for a Charity Commission Scheme
19:53 Process to follow
21:45 Charitable companies and CIOs
22:19 Statutory power to amend: charitable companies
24:02 Beware: provisions for entrenchment
25:08 Statutory power to amend: CIOs
26:58 Regulated alterations
28:20 Obtaining Charity Commission consent
30:23 Identifying members
31:42 Process to follow
34:45 Charitable company vs CIO - key differences
36:11 Community benefit societies
36:26 Rules must specify process for amendments
37:53 Amendments only valid once registered with FCA
39:50 Register with FCA: Partial amendment of Rules
40:33 FCA forms and guidance
41:12 Example format for partial amendments
41:52 Process to follow
44:00 Proposals for reform
45:26 Law Commission Report: Chapter 4
46:05 Law Commission reform proposals
50:22 Birketts Charities Team
50:45 Questions
Meet our experts:
Liz Brownsell www.birketts.c...
Sinead Corcoran www.birketts.c...
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