How Ministry Memos helps
You know what the Charity Commission expects — meeting it shouldn't be a scramble. Ministry Memos turns those expectations into a living governance system your trustees can actually keep on top of.
New to what’s actually required? Why governance matters sets out the trustee duties and policies the Commission expects. This page is about how Ministry Memos helps you meet them.
What you can do in Ministry Memos
Know exactly what's expected
The Governance Register maps your policies against our 55-policy framework — built to cover CC3 and the Annual Return checklist — so you can see at a glance what's in place and what's missing.
Get policies in place fast
Upload a policy and AI scores it against governance standards, flags gaps and suggests fixes. Templates give you a starting point for the areas you haven't started.
Handle conflicts of interest
A trustee register with conflict-of-interest declarations and a full history log — the exact area the Commission's trustee-payment and high-value-donation questions probe.
Stay on top of safeguarding
Log concerns, manage your workflow and keep DBS-relevant records, with sensitive case data encrypted and restricted to your safeguarding officer.
Manage risk and reserves
A risk register and the policy structure behind the financial controls, reserves and serious-incident expectations the Commission now lists.
Never miss a review date
Review reminders surface policies before they go stale — so you're ready before the Commission, an examiner or the Annual Return asks for evidence.
Built on real regulatory guidance
Our 55-policy framework is Ministry Memos’ own, developed from research across the sources that actually govern churches — Charity Commission guidance (CC3, CC26, CC29, Annual Return 2025 and 2026), ICO data-protection guidance, HMRC Gift Aid rules, the Fundraising Regulator’s code, safeguarding standards and more. It is designed to cover the Charity Commission’s CC3 trustee duties, but is not an official Charity Commission framework or endorsed by it.
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Sources: Charity Commission CC3 (The Essential Trustee) and the Charity Annual Return 2025 and 2026 question guide. This page is general information about regulatory expectations, not legal advice; verify specifics against current Charity Commission guidance for your charity.