Fundraise through an existing charity

You can fundraise for a charitable purpose through an existing charity. For example, you might fundraise to assist a person with a medical condition.

You must:

• have written authority from the charity to conduct the fundraising
• comply with any conditions the charity sets
• use the charity’s name when fundraising
• deposit all fundraising proceeds into the charity’s account.

The charity must:

• be responsible for all fundraising activities
• distribute the proceeds from the fundraising
• include the income and expenditure as part of their financial accounts.

If you are not authorised by an existing charity, you need to do one of the following:

• register as a charity
• get a sanction for a community purpose
• get a sanction for a one-off appeal.