Documents

This document is right for your organisation if:

Your organisation is a:

• Company limited by guarantee formed in England and Wales and registered with Companies House, whether or not it is also registered with the Charity Commission
• Private company limited by shares formed in England and Wales and registered with Companies House, such as a trading company in which your charity owns all the shares
• Community interest company formed in England and Wales and registered with Companies House, whether it is a community interest company limited by shares or by guarantee
• Charitable incorporated organisation formed and registered with the Charity Commission 
• You would like details of the legal requirements surrounding the filing of documents and information with the following regulators (to the extent that they are relevant to your organisation):

              o Companies House
              o The Charity Commission
              o The Community Interest Companies Regulator
              o HMRC
              o The Information Commissioner

This document is not right for your organisation if:

Your organisation is:

• A charitable trust
• A charitable unincorporated association
• A community benefit society
• A co-operative society
• A public limited company

Please Note: This document does not give details of the documents that may need to be filed with other regulators, such as:

o The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
o The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

Or any other regulators which operate in the fields in which your organisation is working

If your organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee you may also find the Get Legal guide to running a charitable company limited by guarantee useful.

Should you wish to have advice on your organisations’s particular circumstances and the terms of its articles of association, please contact us on getlegal@bateswells.co.uk or 020 7551 7777 and a member of our legal team will be able to let you have a quotation for providing bespoke advice.

What do I need before I start?

You won’t need any information beyond the name of your organisation to complete this form.

Q: What is the process?
A:Once you have logged in and paid for the form you will be asked a question. The document will then be emailed to you.

Q: What if I don’t have time to complete the form?
A: If you don’t have all the information you need or if you get interrupted you can save the information you have inputted and return to the document later.

Q: What if I want more information about running a company?
A: You may find the Bates Wells Get Legal board role specification or the Guide to running a charitable company limited by guarantee useful. If you would like more specific advice on governance or any other legal issue, please contact Bates Wells at getlegal@bateswells.co.uk and a member of our legal team will be able to give an estimate for providing bespoke advice. We also have a governance consultancy arm called Onboard.