There is an assumption that becoming a charity is a given for an arts organisation because everyone else is. However, this is not always essential and it is not necessarily desirable. Jackie Elliman outlines some of the benefits and disadvantages.
What is a charity? Until the Charities Bill currently going through Parliament becomes law the definition of a charity is over 400 years old. In 1601 the Statute of Elizabeth defined charity as the relief of aged, impotent and poor... more