The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit

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The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit

Post08 Jan 2009

There have recently been changes in the guidelines affecting religious groups registered as charities in the UK. See, The Advancement of Religion for the Public Benefit. Download the PDF version, here.

All UK charities have always had to meet the public benefit requirement requiring all charities to demonstrate, explicitly, that their aims are for the public benefit, including charities advancing education or religion, or relieving poverty. Charity trustees have a legal duty to have regard to our public benefit guidance and to report on their charity’s public benefit.

The two key principles of public benefit are that there must be an identifiable benefit or benefits, and benefit must be to the public, or a section of the public. Within each principle there are some important factors that must be considered in all cases.

Just how an organization that is told by its spirit entity guide that it bring on the Destruction of humanity by nuclear holocaust and the "destruction of all other religions" is besides me ... never mind one told by its spirit guide that it will give courage to the scientists and military to use their weapons of mass destruction to "purify" the world. I will leave that to the BKWSU's lawyers to work their ways around.

In the meanwhile, I hope the Kripalani Klan has enjoyed the comforts the UK tax benefits have brought them as they "alleviate poverty", including the Palladian Mansion near Oxford, multi-million dollar retreat in Sussex and wonder how much of the business class, international air travel has been claimed back as expenses?

Those principles are:

Principle 1: There must be an identifiable benefit or benefits

    1a) It must be clear what the benefits are
    1b) The benefits must be related to the aims
    1c) Benefits must be balanced against any detriment or harm
Principle 2: Benefit must be to the public, or section of the public

    2a) The beneficiaries must be appropriate to the aims
    2b) Where benefit is to a section of the public, the opportunity to benefit must not be unreasonably restricted:
    by geographical or other restrictions; or
    by ability to pay any fees charged
    2c) People in poverty must not be excluded from the opportunity to benefit
    2d) Any private benefits must be incidental
Each of a charity's charitable aims must satisfy these principles.

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