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-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikimediauk-l- > boun...@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 (- > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia UK mailing list wikimediau...@wikimedia.org http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
