Charities, volunteering and honours

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Services

• Search the charity register

  Search the charity register to find details of registered charities in England and Wales including contact information, activities, latest financial reports and current trustees.

• Apply for or replace a medal or veterans badge

  How to apply for a medal or veterans badge - who can apply, application forms, contact details, how long it takes, replacement military medals or badges

• Claim Gift Aid online

  Submit a claim for Gift Aid, the Gift Aid small donation scheme (GASDS) and other income; schedule spreadsheets; registering and enrolling for a Charities Online account; activation codes

• Nominate someone for an honour or award

  Nominate someone for an honour or bravery award (called a gallantry award), read the New Year honours list - BEMs, MBEs, OBEs, knighthoods, outstanding achievements and contributions to public life.

• Set up a charity

  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.

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Guidance and regulation

• Charity Commission online services: sign in or set up an account
  • Detailed guide
  • 14 September 2023
  • The Charity Commission
• Charity Commission guidance
  • Detailed guide
  • 27 September 2023
  • The Charity Commission
• Changes to charity accounting and reporting
  • Detailed guide
  • 31 October 2025
  • The Charity Commission
• Setting up ‘My Charity Commission Account’
  • Detailed guide
  • 16 November 2023
  • The Charity Commission
• The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do (CC3)
  • Guidance
  • 3 May 2018
  • The Charity Commission

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News and communications

• Charity Inquiry: The Order of Friars Minor Conventual
  • 17 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Decision
• Investigation launched into Christian charity over serious governance concerns
  • 17 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Press release
• Church of England charity must rapidly accelerate safeguarding reforms
  • 14 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Press release
• The Future of Trusteeship
  • 3 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Speech
• Government announces preferred candidate for the Charity Commission for England and Wales Chair
  • 3 November 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The Charity Commission
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• DCMS Community Life Survey: Ad-hoc statistical releases
  • 7 November 2025
  • Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Statistical data set
• Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2025
  • 25 September 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Research
• Evaluation of the Volunteering Futures Fund
  • 18 September 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Research
• Life Chances Fund evaluation: final report on the Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership
  • 29 August 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Research
• Life Chances Fund evaluation: final report on the Mental Health and Employment Partnership
  • 29 August 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Consultation on financial thresholds in charity law
  • 31 October 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 12 June 2025
• Technical consultation on a Community Wealth Fund in England
  • 25 September 2025
  • Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Closed organisation: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 19 October 2023
• Memorandum of Understanding between the Regulator of Social Housing & The Charity Commission for England and Wales
  • 11 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Policy paper
• Customer Engagement Policy
  • 10 July 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Policy paper
• When and how the Charity Commission appoints Interim Managers
  • 17 June 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Policy paper

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Charity Commission government procurement card spending over £500 for 2025-2026
  • 14 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Transparency
• Charity Commission monthly workforce management information: 2025 to 2026
  • 13 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Transparency
• Charity Commission spending over £25,000: April 2025 to March 2026
  • 12 November 2025
  • The Charity Commission
  • Transparency
• Honorary British awards to foreign nationals 2025
  • 16 October 2025
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
  • Transparency
• National Citizen Service Trust framework document
  • 3 October 2025
  • Closed organisation: National Citizen Service
  • Corporate report

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Organisations

• Department for Culture, Media & Sport
• Cabinet Office
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• HM Revenue & Customs
• Department of Health & Social Care

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• Home Office
• Department for Education
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street
• Government Legal Department
• Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• HM Treasury
• Maritime & Coastguard Agency
• Ministry of Defence
• Companies House
• Department for Business & Trade
• Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
• Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Animal & Plant Health Agency
• Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
• Government Actuary's Department
• Government Office for Science
• HM Courts & Tribunals Service
• Ministry of Justice
• Wales Office

• The Charity Commission
• Sellafield Ltd
• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• Natural England
• Office of the Regulator of Community Interest Companies
• Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
• Environment Agency
• Nuclear Restoration Services