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  8. Complain about a charity
  9. Close a charity
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HM Government Brexit guidance for civil society organisations

Detailed guide

Five ways civil society organisations can prepare for EU exit

How civil society organisations can prepare for when the UK leaves the EU.

Baroness Tina Stowell (Chair of the Charity Commission)

Speech

Chair's speech to the Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting

In her speech at the Commission APM in Manchester, Baroness Stowell calls on charities to meet public expectations, and help bridge divides in society.

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News story

Goodbye GSI: Charity Commission email addresses have changed

All Charity Commission email addresses have changed. They no longer have .gsi in the address.

Check and update your charity details

News story

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.

Charity Commission reports and alerts

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Charity Commission alerts, decisions, reports and statements

Charity Commission case reports, decisions made, inquiry reports, regulatory alerts and statements on live cases.

Latest from The Charity Commission

  1. Charity Commission spend over £25,000 (2018 to 2019)
    • Transparency
  2. Charity regulator encourages safer giving for Cyclone Idai Appeal
    • News story
  3. Charity Commission inquiry into Khatme Nubuwwat Centre finds poor governance at the charity
    • Press release

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What The Charity Commission does

We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence.

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News and communications

  1. Charity regulator encourages safer giving for Cyclone Idai Appeal
    • News story
  2. Charity Commission inquiry into Khatme Nubuwwat Centre finds poor governance at the charity
    • Press release
  3. See all news and communications

Consultations

  1. Consultation on complementary and alternative medicines
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Charities that are connected with non-charitable organisations: maintaining your charity’s separation and independence
    • Consultation outcome
  3. See all consultations

Publications

  1. Charity Commission spend over £25,000 (2018 to 2019)
    • Transparency
  2. Five ways civil society organisations can prepare for EU exit
    • Detailed guide
  3. See all publications

Statistics

  1. Charity register statistics
    • Official statistics
  2. See all statistics

Our management

Helen Stephenson CBE
Helen Stephenson CBE
Chief Executive Officer and board member, Charity Commission
Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE

The Rt Hon

Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE
Chair, Charity Commission
Aarti Thakor
Director of Legal Services
Sarah Atkinson
Director of Policy, Planning and Communications
David Jones
Director of Corporate Services
Michelle Russell
Director of Investigations, Monitoring and Enforcement
David Holdsworth
Deputy Chief Executive
Mike Ashley
Non-Executive Member of the Charity Commission Board
Laurie Benson
Board member
Tony Cohen
Board member
Kenneth Dibble
Board member
Nina Hingorani-Crain
Board member
Paul Martin CBE
Board member
Catherine Quinn
Board member
Ian Karet
Board member

Contact Charity Commission

Contact Centre

Open Monday to Friday, 10am to midday and 1pm until 3pm

0300 066 9197

We cannot talk you through a form or provide password information.

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

Our email addresses have changed, they no longer have '.gsi' in the address. All our email addresses now end with @charitycommission.gov.uk

Complain about a charity

Contact Form: 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.

Enquiry form

Contact Form: Enquiry form

We can only respond to an enquiry when the Charity Commission has to be involved.

Report a serious incident in your charity

Charity trustees must report serious incidents to us, and explain how incidents are being dealt with.

Find out how to report serious incidents and what to report.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-report-a-serious-incident-in-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

Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

Email

FOIrequests@charitycommission.gov.uk

Read our privacy notice 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

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.

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