NGO and Charity Registration
Move from an idea to a legally and operationally ready organization.
Why this matters now
How an organisation is registered now will dictate what it can and cannot raise in three years. The wrong legal form, a vague mission statement, or a rushed board composition is the kind of decision that founders only meet again under audit, due diligence, or a partner's compliance review. We help founders and parent organisations register properly the first time and walk out of registration with a constitution, a board, and a set of policies that funders accept without exception.
What this includes
Legal form selection
Foundation, association, charitable company, public benefit organisation — the right form for the mission, the geography, and the funding mix.
Constitution and governance
Articles, board structure, conflict-of-interest, decision rights, founding members — drafted to survive scrutiny, not just registration.
Initial policy stack
Finance, procurement, anti-fraud, safeguarding, data protection — the minimum funders verify before disbursement.
Operational basics
Bank account, accounting setup, filing calendar, founder agreements — so the organisation is fundable on the day of registration.
What you receive
Registration package
Founding documents filed and registered; founding meeting minutes; certificate of incorporation.
Policy pack
The eight to twelve policies funders ask for, written for the organisation rather than copied from a template.
Founding-board minutes
First three board meetings drafted, reviewed, and signed.
Compliance calendar
Year-one filings and renewals scheduled; the founder knows exactly what is due, when.
How we work
Diagnostic
One week. Mission, jurisdiction, board candidates, capital, target funders — and whether registration is even the right next step.
Drafting
Two to four weeks. Constitution, policies, founding-board pack.
Filing
One to four weeks (jurisdiction-dependent). Filing, response to registry queries, certificate.
Stand-up
Two weeks. Bank account, accounting, first board meeting live.
Indicators of success
Registration accepted
Without exception or rework — the test of a clean filing.
Funder readiness
First grant application defensible against funder due diligence on the day of registration.
Governance live
Board meets on schedule, minutes signed, policies in use rather than on a shelf.
Founder relief
Founders spend their time building the mission, not chasing registry questions.
Common questions
Can you do this in our jurisdiction?
Ukraine, EU member states, UK, US, and selected post-Soviet jurisdictions on a case-by-case basis. We will say no when we are the wrong team.
How much should the founders set aside?
Beyond filing fees — a small policy and governance budget for year one. The biggest cost is the founders' attention; we minimise that.
What if we already registered, but badly?
We do registration repair: amending articles, redoing policies, recomposing the board. Faster than starting over and usually defensible.
Discuss the next step
Describe the task, deadline and context. We will suggest the first practical route.