The Charity Commission - advice on becoming a registered charity in England and Wales. http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/   

Charity Hubs

The Finance Hub - advice and resources on all things related to charity finance http://www.financehub.org.uk/

The Governance Hub - advice and resources on all things related to trusteeship
http://www.governancehub.org.uk/

The IT Hub - advice and resources on all things related to IT http://www.it4communities.org.uk/

The Performance Hub - advice and resources on improving charity performance
http://www.performancehub.org.uk/

Workforce Hub- advice and resources on employment law and practice&nbsp - http://www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk/

The Volunteering Hub - advice and resources on all things related to volunteering
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/aboutus/volunteeringhub/

Local sources of advice and information

Herts CVS - CVSs in Hertfordshire
http://www.hertscvs.org.uk/

HIC - details of the Herts Infrastructure Consortium
http://www.eastspace.net/hertsinfrastructure/

One Watford - The Local Strategic Plan for Watford
www.watfordobserver.co.uk/onewatford/

COVER - Voluntary umbrella body for the East of England Region
http://www.cover-east.org

National sources of advice and information

Charities Aid Foundation – advice on making the most of charitable income http://www.cafonline.org/

Charities Direct (Charity Information Service) - national UK database of over 10,000 charities
www.charitiesdirect.com

Caritas data - financial information for charities -
http://www.caritasdata.co.uk/

Charity Information Bureau – information for charities
http://www.cibfunding.org.uk/

Charity Buyer - online guide to goods and services for the Voluntary Sector
http://www.charitybuyer.com/ 

Charity Finance - advice on issues relating to Charity Finance- http://www.charityfinance.co.uk/

The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action - the national voice of local voluntary and community sector infrastructure in England
http://www.navca.org.uk/

Volunteering England – the national volunteering web-site
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/

National Council for Voluntary Organisations – the key representation body for UK charities
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/

Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations – exactly what it says
http://www.acevo.org.uk/

British Council of Disabled People -promoting full equality and inclusion for Disabled People
http://bcodp.org.uk/

Community Foundation Network - grant making trusts which supports local voluntary and community activity
http://www.communityfoundations.org.uk

Community Matters - represents the interests local community groups
http://www.communitymatters.org.uk/

Consortium of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Voluntary Community Organisations – exactly what it says
http://lgbconsortium.org.uk/

Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Organisations– exactly what it says
http://www.emf-cemvo.co.uk/

DialUK - a network of 140 local disability information and advice services -
http://www.dialuk.org.uk/

Commission for Equalities and Human Rights - promoting equality
http://www.eoc.org.uk/