DCH 33 - Submission from Mrs Jean Norman
M E M O R A N D U M
To: Joint Committee
From: Mrs Joan Norman
Draft Charities Bill
Treasurer
Midsomer
Norton
Townswomen's
Guild
Date: 03 June 2004
Subject: CHAPTER 3 REGISTRATION OF CHARITIES
3A(2)(d) GROSS INCOME
3A 8 INTERIM CHANGES
IN THRESHOLD FOR REGISTRATION
OF SMALL
CHARITIES
1 - My Guild has cross-party lobbied for the annual
income to be raised from the current unrealistic £1000 to
£5000 and is delighted that this provision has been included
in the Draft Charities Bill.
2 - 3A 8 Noting that the Secretary
of State may by order introduce this measure my Guild would seek
a commencement date of the first day of January 2005 in
time for its new financial year 1st February 2005.
3 - This provision, together with the scope to take
account of future changes in the value for money (3A(8)(b) is
a victory for commonsense which will free small organisations
throughout the UK from unnecessary bureaucracy.
Thank you to all concerned.
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REFERENCES: John Healey MP 5/08530/03
24 March 2003
Martin Stribblehill
5/09110/2003 19 August 2003
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