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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 registration decisions which are significant or of wider interest.
How to register your charity once it has been set up, what you need before you start your application and what happens after you apply.
How to apply to remove a trustee’s legal name from public display on the charity register in England and Wales (known as a dispensation).
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
The background to the Review of the Register of Charities and explains the characteristics determining charitable status.
Charities can register online with HMRC and claim tax relief or get tax back on Gift Aid donations and bank interest, charitable purposes, registration
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.
Reports that set out and explain Charity Commission policy in key areas of charity law.
What a charity registration certificate is and how to get one.
How the commission makes sure it only registers organisations that meet the legal test for charitable status and are required to register.
Remove your charity from the charities register after you've closed (or 'dissolved') it.
Choose a unique name that people will remember when they want to make a donation or to volunteer.
Find out about the rules you must follow to govern your charity.
Access the register of merged charities and understand when you can, or must, register your merger to help you secure future gifts.
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.
How to change your charity structure, for example from unincorporated to a CIO or charitable company.
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
How to link charities to make accounting and reporting easier.
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