Written Question·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 100173
Charities: Members
Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 22 December 2025
Question
Mr Andrew Snowden
Conservative — Fylde
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance the Government provides to membership-based charities to ensure compliance with charity law where benefits are restricted to members.
Answer
Stephanie PeacockAll charities in England and Wales must have wholly charitable purposes that are for the public benefit, in order to enjoy the advantages of charitable status. Unless the purpose is for the relief (and in some cases the prevention) of poverty, a charitabl...
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