Policy paper
How charity registration decisions are made: Charity Commission
How the commission makes sure it only registers organisations that meet the legal test for charitable status and are required to register.
Applies to England and Wales
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The Charity Commission’s role is to make sure that each organisation it registers:
- satisfies the legal definition of a charity in the Charities Act
- is required to register
- will operate as a charity once registered
This publication explains how the commission uses the information you provide in your charity registration application to decide:
- whether your organisation is set up as a charity
- if it should register it
- if it should monitor it after registration
It also sets out how the commission checks your organisation meets the requirements for charities relating to:
- its name
- its governing document
- its trustees
- its finances
Updates to this page
Published 23 May 2013