Charity Commission

The Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales. They fulfil this role by:

• securing compliance with charity law, and dealing with abuse and poor practice;
• enabling charities to work better within an effective legal, accounting and governance framework, keeping pace with developments in society, the economy and the law; and
• promoting sound governance and accountability.

Their aim is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales, in order to increase charities’ efficiency and effectiveness and public confidence and trust.

The Commission's website contains many helpful publications and a large amount of information for charities (some of which are also on CTN's website). You can also call them to discuss specific questions-

0845 3000 218 - General enquiries

0845 3000 219 - Texbox service for hearing and speech impaired callers

0845 3000 197 - On line services enquiries

These are available 8am to 8pm weekdays and 9am to 1pm on Saturdays, except national holidays.