Can a charity focus all its resources on political activity?
The short answer A charity may choose to focus most, or all, of its resources on political activity for a period. The key issue for charity trustees is the need to ensure that this activity is not, and does not become, the reason for the charity’s existence. For any charity, political activity can only be a means of supporting or contributing to the achievement of its charitable purposes. It cannot be a charitable purpose in its own right, or the only means by which the charity pursues its objects. In more detail Charitable purposes: Charity law requires that political activity must always support a charitable purpose. The Charities Act 2006 describes the charitable purposes for which an organisation can be established as a charity. Use of charitable resources: There could be particular situations where a charity may lawfully apply most, or even all, of its resources to political activity, in support of a charitable purpose. These situations must apply only for a period in the overall
