Resources

Information Sheets

Community Matters' information sheets provide practical, easy-to-use guidance on all aspects of running a community organisation. The information sheets are regularly revised and updated to help community organisations meet new challenges and take advantage of new opportunities.

click here to download free Information Sheet No.1, the introduction to Community Matters’ Information Sheets.

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Product	Price
(2) Standing orders for a community organisation - guidance and examples	£1.50
(7) Small claims in the county court	£1.50
(8) Model trust deed and conveyance for a community centre	£1.50
(9) Setting up a community association	£1.50
(10) Reporting and Accounting by Charities	£1.50
(11) Food safety and food hygiene	£1.50
(12a) Health and Safety in community buildings	£1.50
(12b) Health and Safety: Fire Safety Regulations and Checklists for Community Buildings	£1.50
(12c) Health and Safety: Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2006	£1.50
(13) Community organisation sub-committees	£1.50
(14) Incorporation and community associations	£1.50
(15) Rates	£1.50
(16) Data Protection Legislation	£1.50
(17) Disability Discrimination legislation	£1.50
(18) Committees and committee procedure	£1.50
(19) Equal opportunities	£1.50
(20) Licensing Act 2003	£1.50
(21) Funding for the provision of community centres and village halls	£1.50
(22) Organising activities within a community association	£1.50
(23) Charities Acts 1992 and 1993	£1.50
(24) The Gambling Act 2005	£1.50
(25) Terminology for race and equal opportunities work	£1.50
(26) Bingo	£1.50
(27) Drug misuse in community organisations and centres	£1.50
(28) Staging an exhibition	£1.50
(29) Setting up an out of school club	£1.50
(30) Safeguarding children and young people	£1.50
(31) Internet, World Wide Web & community networking	£1.50
(33) Insurance for Community Organisations	£1.50
(34) Relationships with local authorities	£1.50
(35) Furnishing and equipment in a community centre	£1.50
(36) Need for training in a community organisation	£1.50
(37) Provision of alcohol in community buildings	£1.50
(39) Trustee liability indemnity insurance	£1.50
(40) Credit Unions	£1.50
(41) Money Matters	£1.50
(42) Organising a carnival or gala	£1.50
(44) Community forums	£1.50
(45) Affiliated groups and sections of a community association	£1.50
(47) Duties and Responsibilities of Directors and of the Secretary of a Company under Company Law	£1.50
(48) Neighbourhood surveys	£1.50
(49) Leisure interest surveys	£1.50
(50) Specimen Constitution for a Small Non-charitable Community Organisation	£1.50
(51) Disqualified or not? - a guide to the law on the disqualification of trustees	£1.50
(53) Recruitment	£1.50
(54) Contract of employment	£1.50
(55) Managing employees	£1.50
(56) Individual rights of employees	£1.50
(57) Termination of employment	£1.50
(58) National minimum wage	£1.50
(59) Working time regulations	£1.50
(59A) Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE)	£1.50
(60) Secretary's work and relations with the main committee	£1.50
(61) Rules and hiring agreement for a community centre	£1.50
(62) Community Buildings and Taxation	£1.50
(63) Starting new groups	£1.50
(65) Officers of the community association and their duties	£1.50
(66) Community Buildings and Utility Changes	£1.50
(67) Transfer of Property between Local Authorities and Community Organisations	£1.50
(68) Annual and other general meeting	£1.50
(69) Community association membership	£1.50
(70) Community association trustees	£1.50
(72) Work of the Chair	£1.50
(73) Treasurer's duties	£1.50
(74) Community Organisations and Youth Clubs	£1.50
(75) Parent and toddler groups	£1.50
(76) Planning Permission and Building Regulations	£1.50
(77) UK Freedom of Information legislation	£1.50
(78) Community organisations and regeneration programmes	£1.50
(79) Sample constitution for a residents or tenants association	£1.50
(81) Community Organisations and the Criminal Records Bureau	£1.50
(81A) Vetting and Barring Scheme: The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006	£1.50
(82) Charitable status and registration	£1.50
(84) Occasional Permissions	£1.50
(85) Business plan	£1.50
(86) Trading and Community Associations	£1.50
(87) Copyright Compliance	£1.50
(87a) PRS: Music in Community Centres - FAQs	£1.50
(88) Community interest companies and CIOs	£1.50
(89) Risk Assessment	£1.50
(90) Conflict Resolution	£1.50
Model Constitution for a Community Association	£5.00
Model Constitution for a Local Federation of Community Organisations	£1.50
Model Memorandum and Articles of Association for a Community Association	£5.00