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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.
Access to our online services has changed. Set up or sign into your new My Charity Commission Account.
Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' to access online services on behalf of your charity.
Charity Commission case reports, decisions made, inquiry reports, regulatory alerts and statements on live cases.
Change your charity's details with the Charity Commission online.
Charities registered in England or Wales must send an annual return to the Charity Commission or report their income and spending every year.
How to set up and use your new 'Charity Commission Account' and manage other users’ access and permissions.
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.
Charity registration decisions which are significant or of wider interest.
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
Reports of Charity Commission inquiries carried out under section 46 of the Charities Act 2011.
How trustees set up their Charity Commission Account.
Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.
Find out what your charity must send to the Commission and what services to use to help you get things right.
Troubleshooting tips for our most frequently asked questions about using My Charity Commission Account.
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 close a charity, and what to tell the Charity Commission when you have closed the charity.
Find out how to identify and deal with conflicts of interest in your charity.
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