The Charity Commission

Details of the Charity Commission's registration and casework figures, published on a quarterly basis.

Staff numbers and costs for the Charity Commission for the financial year 2026 to 2027.

This publication presents the annual accounts for the Official Custodian for Charities for the year ended 31 March 2026.

Charity Commission annual report and accounts for the year 2025 to 2026.

Annual Charity Commission research on public trust in charities and what trustees think about their role and their regulator.

Access the register of merged charities and understand when you can, or must, register your merger to help you secure future gifts.

The Charity Commission’s power to appoint an Interim Manager for a charity.

Framework Document signed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and and the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Jesus Power House Ministries Ltd

Charity Commission Inquiry into Centre for Skills Enhancement Limited - formerly a registered charity.

Find out how to make changes to your charity's governing document.

Data relating to how long the Charity Commission takes to pay invoices.

Monthly invoice information about spending over £25,000 for the financial year 2026 to 2027.

CC News provides essential regulatory information for charity trustees and their advisers.

Details of expenses claimed by the Charity Commission chair, board members and chief executive.

Charity Commission inquiry into The Players Foundation (formerly ‘The Professional Footballers’ Association Charity’).

Find out about the rules that apply to the selling, leasing or otherwise disposing of charity land.

Charity Commission inquiries into Kantor Foundation and Kantor Charitable Foundation - formerly registered charities.

Guidance for charity trustees explaining what conflicts of interest are, and how to deal with them.

Read about the sorts of concerns and complaints about charities to raise with the charity regulator. This guidance is now the Commission’s Regulatory and Risk Framework.

Understand how your legal duties are relevant to your charity’s use of social media.

Staff numbers and costs for the Charity Commission for the financial year 2025 to 2026.

Details of all government procurement card transactions of £500 and over for 2025-2026.

Charity Commission inquiry into New Wineskins Charitable Trust and U-Turn Move on Homes - formerly registered charities.

Analysis of data drawn from charity annual returns for the financial year ending 2024.

Privacy notice about how we process your data when you book onto or attend Charity Commission outreach events.

Monthly invoice information about spending over £25,000 for the financial year 2025 to 2026.

Charity Commission guidance about when charities can fundraise for an emergency and ways they can contribute to relief efforts.

How trustees, staff and volunteers can protect their charity from abuse by those encouraging extremism, terrorism or illegal activity.

Charity Commission inquiry into GiftingHumanity.

Report of the Charity Commission's gender pay gap data as of 31 March 2025.

Guidance for trustees about charities raising funds from the public.

What to do if your charity does not raise enough money, raises more than you need, or circumstances change (sometimes called a ‘failed appeal’).

Letter to charity governance consultant Penny Wilson from the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission.

Details of the Charity Commission's registration and casework figures, published on a quarterly basis.

Charity Commission inquiry into The Order of Friars Minor Conventual.

This MoU applies to all matters where there are issues of mutual interest to RSH and the Charity Commission which are relevant to their respective roles and functions.

Charity Commission inquiry into Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries International.

How governance works within the Charity Commission: detailed information.

A high-level picture of the risks facing the sector now or in the future, in order to help trustees take proportionate steps within their own context to prepare.

This report explains whistleblowing disclosures made to us, what we did and how they contributed to our regulatory work.

Charity Commission Inquiry into OBAC - (Organisation of Blind Africans and Caribbeans) - formerly a registered charity.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Four Paws Animal Rescue (South Wales) - formerly a registered charity.

Results of pre-inquiry and class inquiry work into charities that failed to submit financial information to us for 2 or more years (in the last 5 years).

Charity Commission Inquiry into Al-Manar Centre Trust

The steps we take to identify, manage and resolve unacceptable customer behaviour.

Analysis of data drawn from charity annual returns for the financial year ending 2023.

This publication presents the annual accounts for the Official Custodian for Charities for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Charity Commission annual report and accounts for the year 2024 to 2025.

Annual Charity Commission research on public trust in charities and what trustees think about their role and their regulator.

Charity Commission inquiry Island Health Trust.

This consultation seeks information on the risks non-profit organisations face from terrorist financing schemes.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Keeping Kids Company - formerly a registered charity.

Charity Commission inquiry into Olive Grove Foundation.

Monthly invoice information about spending over £25,000 for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

Trusteeship – a positive opportunity. Understanding skills, experience and demographics in England and Wales.

Staff numbers and costs for the Charity Commission for the financial year 2024 to 2025.

Charity Commission inquiry into Education for Gondar, and formerly registered charities Education in Sidama, Education for Nyanza and Education in Western Province

Report of the Charity Commission's gender pay gap data as of 31 March 2024.

Charity Commission inquiry into the Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited

Details of all government procurement card transactions of £500 and over for 2024-2025.

CEO David Holdsworth has written to Diocesan Bishops who are also trustees of Church charities to seek further information on Church safeguarding processes.

CEO David Holdsworth has written to General Synod members who are also trustees of Church charities following the Makin Review.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Brighton Mosque & Muslim Community Centre

Regulations prescribing the information to be included in charities’ annual returns from 1 January 2025 onwards.

Charity Commission inquiry into Quba Trust

Charity Commission Inquiry into Muffin Pug Rescue.

Charity Commission Inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation.

Charity Commission Inquiry into The Knightland Foundation.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Mermaids.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Keren Shmuel.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Dar Ul Uloom Islamia Rizwia (Bralawai)

Charity Commission inquiry into Fashion for Relief - formerly a registered charity.

Charity Commission Inquiry into The Mahfouz Foundation - formerly a registered charity.

Charity Commission Inquiry into Burke's Peerage Foundation - formerly a registered charity.

Charity Commission inquiry into Salvation Proclaimers Ministries Limited - formerly a registered charity.

Annual Charity Commission research on public trust in charities and what trustees think about their role and their regulator.

A report summarising Charity Commission casework on campaigning and political activity in the run up to the 2024 General Election.

Letter to local authority Chief Executives from the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission.

This publication presents the annual accounts for the Official Custodian for Charities for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Charity Commission annual report and accounts for the year 2023 to 2024.

Details of the Charity Commission's registration and casework figures, published on a quarterly basis.

Charity Commission Summary Business Plan for 2024 to 2025

Setting out our ambitions for equality and diversity between 2024 and 2027.

Our ambition is to be the expert Charity Commission that is fair, balanced, and independent so that charity can thrive. Our strategy sets out what we want to achieve and where we want to get to in the five years ahead.

Letter from DCMS to the Charity Commission regarding the commencement of sections 15 and 16 of the Charities Act 2022.

An overview of Charity Commission research into public views of charity over time, and how trustees see their responsibilities in the running of charities.

Regulations amending the Charity Commission (Annual Return) Regulations 2022.

Letter to bank Chief Executives from UK charity regulators.

Regulations setting out what should be included in a governing document for a CIO.

Charity Commission consultation on draft guidance for charities about their use of social media.

Charity Commission consultation on the clarity of draft revised guidance about adopting a responsible (or ‘ethical’) approach to investing charity funds.

This publication presents the annual accounts for the Official Custodian for Charities for the year ended 31 March 2023.

Charity Commission annual report and accounts for the year 2022 to 2023.

The Charity Commission has issued a response following judgment on the Mermaids v Charity Commission and LGB Alliance tribunal [06.07.2023].

Charity Commission Summary Business Plan for 2023 to 2024.

Regulations giving authority for total return investment by charities.

Regulations prescribing the information to be included in charities’ annual returns from 1 January 2023 onwards.

Reports by the Charity Commission for England and Wales against the business impact target.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting out the relationship between the Charity Commission and the Secretary of State for Justice.

The Charity Commission's response to the conclusion of the consultation on annual return 2023

This publication presents the annual accounts for the Official Custodian for Charities for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Charity Commission annual report and accounts for the year 2021 to 2022.

Charity Commission Summary Business Plan for 2022 to 2023.

Charity Commission Summary Business Plan for 2021 to 2022.

Response to restoring trust in audit and corporate governance consultation.

The Charity Commission has responded to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Select Committee’s questions on ‘the work of the Charity Commission.’

Report of the Charity Commission’s 5 year post-implementation review of the Charities (Total Return) Regulations 2013.

Charity Commission updates the protecting charities from harm toolkit.

Regulator publishes submission to NCVO consultation on code of ethics

Commission responds to report of the International Development Committee

Charity regulator responds to a Joint Committee on Human Rights report on freedom of speech in universities.

Key discussion areas and next steps agreed at a summit about online giving held by the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator

The government is seeking feedback on draft enabling regulations on converting to Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO).

How the charitable sector is responding to the Grenfell Tower Fire.

The Charity Commission has responded to the Select Committee on Charities report 'Stronger charities for a stronger society'.

Statement from the Charity Commission on the registration of Living Out following a decision review.

Independent review of charities' strategy development, implementation and review