The Charity Commission for England and Wales

The regulator for charities in England and Wales. Over 160,000 registered charities with total income of more than £52 billion.

Charities have ten months from their financial year end to file their Annual Return and accounts

We’ve run four key surveys into the impact of recession on charities. Gaining a detailed picture of the issues and a better idea of how to overcome them.

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- Our counter-terrorism work
  
  Explains how and when we deal with concerns raised about terrorist abuse of charities, and sets out our strategy for tackling this risk to the charitable sector
- New web pages to complement online Register of Charities
  
  Public have further access to charitable data
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Investment guidance for charities: updated guidance describes the legal duties and principles that apply to charity investments and the risks that trustees must address
Equality Act and charities: guidance for charity trustees about a key section of the Equality Act that may have implications for them
New tools to help charities file information online: Video tutorials demonstrate Annual Returns and updating details

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Review of the Charities Act 2006: Consultation stage
Upper Tribunal public benefit decision: Judges uphold Commission's interpretation of law
Latest reports: Inquiry into Brotherhood of the Cross and Star Limited and The Needy Children International Foundation, and Regulatory Case Report on The Knotty Ash Special School Trust (Now known as Bright Park) and Plymouth Argyle Supporters Training and Development Trust

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Making a complaint about a charity: find out where we will and will not get involved
Making a complaint about a decision we've made: find out how you can appeal against a decision or outcome
Making a complaint about our standards of service: find out how

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