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The Charity Commission has announced the next 12 charities entering a class inquiry it opened in May 2025.
Following a pre-appointment hearing with the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Dame Julia Unwin has been appointed by the Secretary of State for a 3 year term from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028.
Regulators share tips on giving with confidence to registered charities this festive season
Changes to charity law, implemented by the Government today (27 November 2025), should mean fewer charities will be required to ask for the Charity Commission’s authority to make moral (‘ex gratia’) payments.
David Holdsworth's speech to the Association of Charitable Foundations conference 2025
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into The Matt 6.3 Charitable Trust.
The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England must rapidly accelerate the delivery of safeguarding improvements and close gaps in its approach to handling complaints, the charity regulator has warned.
The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened an inquiry into Keren Chochmas Shloma Trust (registered charity number 1153549).
David Holdsworth's keynote speech at the Festival of Trusteeship, as part of Trustees' Week 2025.
Dame Julia Unwin is the Government’s preferred candidate for the Charity Commission for England and Wales Chair, the Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy announced today.
New Charities Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (‘the SORP’) makes charities’ financial reporting more proportionate.
The Charity Commission's Interim Chair and Chief Executive invite you to our Annual Public Meeting on Tuesday 9 December at 11:00am.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Help Mankind Ltd.
The Charity Commission is escalating its engagement with the Islamic Human Rights Commission Trust to a statutory inquiry.
The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has appointed Interim Managers to Seven Dials Playhouse Limited.
CC News provides essential regulatory information for charity trustees and their advisers.
The Charity Commission has concluded its case into St Giles Trust after thoroughly reviewing evidence relating to a serious safeguarding breach.
Former and current trustees at Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International lacked oversight and control over charitable funds, a Charity Commission inquiry has found.
Chair of Charity Commission, Mark Simms, reflects on the work of Friends of Cathedral charities in maintaining and supporting places of worship and community.
Charity Commission Chief Executive, David Holdsworth, has issued a statement.
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