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We register and regulate charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence. The Charity Commission is a non-ministerial department.
Search the charity register to find details of registered charities in England and Wales including contact information, activities, latest financial reports and current trustees.
Charity Commission offers interim update on provisions of EHRC’s code that clarify the law on matters of sex and gender
To access our online services you need to have set up a My Charity Commission Account.
Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.
Charities registered in England or Wales must send an annual return to the Charity Commission or report their income and spending every year.
To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission.
How to set up a charity: find trustees, choose a name and structure, create a governing document, meet the public benefit requirement, register your charity.
Models, templates and guidance for constitutions, articles of association and trust deeds for a new charity or charitable trust.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' to access online services on behalf of your charity.
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