Charity Commission

0300 066 9197 (open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm)

Notes:

Very comprehensive website with information how to set up a charity, legal guidance, and a database of all registered charities. Also has specialist guidance section specifically aimed at small groups wanting to become charities.

The Charity Commission is now part of the GOV.uk site, which can make it difficult to search for the information you need. They advise you to:



  • always include ‘charity commission’ in your search terms, eg ‘report serious incident charity commission’

  • enter your search term, then select ‘Charity Commission’ from the drop down list of ‘Organisations’ on the search results page


Some specific guidance you may find useful: