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Detailed guide
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.
Press release
Garden Bridge project was a ‘failure for charity’ that risks undermining public trust
Concluding report from Charity Commission suggests lessons for charities, policy makers, and the regulator itself arising from the failed garden bridge project
Press release
Charity regulator warns trustees to protect their charity from non-charitable interests
Charity Commission publishes new guidance for charities with close links to non-charitable organisations
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.
News story
Check and update your charity details
All registered charities in England and Wales need to check and update their details before submitting an annual return.
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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.
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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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Services
- Set up a charity: step by step
- Independent examiner's report template for Receipts and Payments accounts
Guidance and regulation
See all guidance and regulationNews and communications
- Trustees removed by charity regulator in investigation into cash couriering at charity
- Charity Inquiry: Worldwide Ummah Aid
Research and statistics
See all research and statisticsPolicy papers and consultations
- Charity Commission diversity and inclusion strategy 2019 to 2023
- How the Charity Commission appoints Interim Managers
Transparency and freedom of information releases
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Contact Charity Commission
Contact Centre
Open Monday to Friday, 10am to midday and 1pm until 3pm
0300 066 9197
Our contact centre will be closed for the Easter bank holidays on Friday 19 April and Monday 22 April 2019.
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
What to do if a charity won't deal with your complaint, or if you suspect illegal activity like terrorism or abuse.
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
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
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
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