Choose between the Charity Commission’s foundation and association model constitutions, record every decision and work through registration step by step.
Charities
CIO Constitution Guidance and Checklist
About this document
A working guide for founders and trustees setting up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), or converting an existing charity into one. It explains how the two Charity Commission model constitutions differ, sets out the choices you have to make in them, and gives decision records and checklists for registration, conversion and the first year.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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