A brief guide to legal structures

There is a wide range of structures open to organisations which are active in the community. People frequently refer to such organisations as ‘not-for-profit’ or ‘non profit-making’ organisations. While these may be handy informal descriptions, these terms have no legal meaning in this country and do not refer to any particular legal structure.

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