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Planning for closure

Steps you need to take before closing your organisation

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  1. Create a closure plan

    Depending on your route to closure and your legal structure, you may have different legal duties and wider responsibilities

  2. Plan your closure communications

    Once the decision has been made to close, you’ll need to decide who to inform and how to inform them

  3. Organise your finances for closure

    Key financial steps your need to take when closing your organisation

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  • Deciding to close

    Important things to consider before deciding to close your voluntary organisation

    • Closing down

  • Leading people through closure

    Guidance on how to help people through the emotional and practical process of closure

    • Closing down

    Help and guidance

    06 July, 2023

  • Carrying out closure

    Guidance on common situations charities face during closure

    • Closing down

    Help and guidance

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