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Search the charity register to find details of registered charities in England and Wales including contact information, activities, latest financial reports and current trustees.
The Charity Commission has launched a statutory class inquiry into several charities and issued orders to temporarily restrict the issuing of cheques.
The Charity Commission has issued an Official Warning.
To access our online services you need to have set up a My Charity Commission Account.
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.
Guidance to help you set up and run your charity.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into CG Community Council.
Charities registered in England or Wales must send an annual return to the Charity Commission or report their income and spending every year.
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.
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