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Charity Commission for England and Wales Annual Public Meeting 2019
The Charity Commission for England and Wales hosts its Annual Public Meeting in Manchester on Tuesday, 5 March 2019.
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Corporate trustee of The Cup Trust responsible for ‘clear misconduct and mismanagement’
Charity Commission concludes its inquiry into a charity at the centre of a tax avoidance scheme.
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Check and update your charity details
All registered charities in England and Wales will need to check and update their details before they can submit an annual return.
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Prepare a charity annual return
You must send an annual return (or update your details) every year if your charity is registered in England or Wales.
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Regulator finds quality and transparency in charity accounts has fallen
Commission’s review also finds just half of charities are meeting public benefit reporting requirements
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We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence.
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Open Monday to Friday, 10am to midday and 1pm until 3pm
0300 066 9197
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Find out how to get a password or log in to Charity Commission online services
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission/about-our-services
Complain about a charity
What to do if a charity won't deal with your complaint, or if you suspect illegal activity like terrorism or abuse.
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We can only respond to an enquiry when the Charity Commission has to be involved.
Report a serious incident
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0300 065 2199
Use this service if you are a trustee of a registered charity and you want to report a serious incident in your charity.
We will let you know when we receive your report and assess how you are dealing with the incident. We will contact you again if we:
• need more information about the incident
• have to give you regulatory advice and guidance
• have to use legal powers to protect your charity
Whistleblowing
Find out what sort of wrongdoing you can report to the Charity Commission, and how to report it.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/report-serious-wrongdoing-at-a-charity-as-a-worker-or-volunteer
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Read our privacy policy about how we process your data when you submit a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
www.gov.uk/government/publications/charity-commission-freedom-of-informationenvironmental-information-regulations-request-privacy-notice
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- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
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