In any case, we almost certainly want to be a charitable incorporated organisation, not a registered charity, due to the lower paper-work requirements.
We'll apply to be one as soon as they're accepting applications and we have the time to write one.
Tom
-----Original Message----- From: wikimediauk-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l- bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of AndrewRT Sent: 03 March 2009 23:09 To: wikimediauk-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wikimediauk-l] AGM Resolutions
On Mar 3, 10:26 pm, James Forrester ja...@jdforrester.org wrote:
2009/3/3 AndrewRT ratur...@yahoo.co.uk:
The Board has an action to register with the Charity Commission as soon as it's likely that our income will be more than £5,000 - which will be as soon were announced as the winning bid for Wikimania 2010
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grin-), or, failing that, when our donations get to that level in I guess 1-2 years' time?
Hmm. Frankly, I expect us to clear the £5000 threshold in a matter of months - there have been lots of expressions of interest over the years. We on the old Board considered full Charity status to be an absolute priority, and our failure to achieve it was what led the Board to close WMUK v.1 down in favour of re-starting.
Yours,
James D. Forrester
Unfortunately, the Charities Commission are currently not considering applications for charitable status from organisations with a turnover of less than £5,000 per year unless there are exceptional circumstances:
http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/publications/cc21.asp#32
"65. We will only consider an application for registration from an organisation below the minimum income in exceptional circumstances."
I'm afraid I think we have no choice but to wait until we're at that level - which as you say, hopefully won't be too long.
regards,
Andrew
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