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  • The Charity Commission

    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.

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  • 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.

  • Changes to charity accounting and reporting

    This page explains upcoming changes to how charities report and prepare their accounts.

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  • Charity Commission online services: sign in or set up an account

    To access our online services you need to have set up a My Charity Commission Account.

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  • Prepare a charity annual return

    Charities registered in England or Wales must send an annual return to the Charity Commission or report their income and spending every year.

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  • Charity Sector Risk Assessment 2026

    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.

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  • Charity Commission guidance

    Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.

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  • Setting up a charity: model governing documents

    Models, templates and guidance for constitutions, articles of association and trust deeds for a new charity or charitable trust.

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  • 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.

  • Set up a charity: step by step

    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.