The Charity Commission
January 2026
Regulator investigates charity over concerns about asset sale
December 2025
Charity Commission appoints new Director of Legal and Accountancy Services
Charity Commission opens inquiry into Blackpool anti-poverty charity
Tough choices, steady purpose: supporting charities through change
The bedrock of civic decency: charities in an age of hostility
Regulator announces next charities to be investigated as part of inquiry co…
Give confidently to registered charities this Giving Tuesday
November 2025
Regulator updates guidance after legislative changes on ‘moral payments’
Foundations for the Future: Purpose, Patience and Possibility
Investigation launched into Christian charity over serious governance conce…
Church of England charity must rapidly accelerate safeguarding reforms
Charity regulator investigates after official orders ignored
October 2025
Shift to more proportionate accounting regime for UK charities
Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 2025
Regulator investigates aid charity over potential misuse of charitable fund…
Charity investigated over funding of non-charitable company
Charity regulator appoints Interim Managers to Seven Dials Playhouse
Regulator concludes case into St Giles Trust
Regulator finds serious financial mismanagement at charity which had more t…
Faithful Stewards: The role of Friends of Cathedral charities
Statement from the Charity Commission for England and Wales in response to …
September 2025
Charity regulator appoints Interim Manager to Newbury Park Masjid
Challenges to financial resilience among serious risks facing charities, re…
Regulator to investigate Islamic charity after concerns raised over its fin…
Charity Commission CEO David Holdsworth visits South Wales charities
Regulator launches investigation into foodbank over concerns the charity ca…
Regulator opens next phase of investigation into 105 charities connected to…
August 2025
Regulator to investigate Sikh charities after failure to comply with Orders
Charity Commission disqualifies four trustees after CEO used charity as fro…
Investigation opened into heritage charity over serious dispute
Investigation opened into charity over trustees’ failure to resolve land di…
Regulator investigates supported housing charity over financial concerns
Regulator to investigate Christian charity after almost £300k appears unacc…
Regulator concludes case into Sentebale
July 2025
Investigation opened into charity over potentially inflammatory sermon and …
Places of worship warned by regulator over “inflammatory and divisive” lang…
Regulator issues Official Warning to charity over video containing distress…
Regulator highly critical of charity that shared video supporting Hamas
New data points to growing social and economic impact of charity sector ami…
Charities supporting three times as many people with essential aid, researc…
Investigation opened into parish church after concerns raised over its fina…
Regulator disqualifies Nottingham charity trustee over inflammatory sermon
Former health charity Chair disqualified for benefitting from almost £350k …
June 2025
Investigation opened into Christian charity’s financial controls
Updated guide to raising concerns about a charity
Regulator issues Official Warning to charity and disqualifies trustee over …
May 2025
East London charity given Official Warning over loss of £1 million
Regulator to investigate Seven Dials Playhouse over financial concerns
'Shine your light': responding to challenges facing the charity sector
Charity Commission statement on Kids Company Judgment
Regulator investigates charity over persistent failure to submit accounts o…
Regulator orders reform to governance at Islamic Centre of England
Regulator updates guidance to help charities open up opportunities for new …
Serious concerns over use of £22 million triggers investigation by charity …
Charity regulator criticises charity over repeated breaches
Regulator investigates charity’s property and governance issues
April 2025
Regulator reveals insights from large-scale trustee research project
Regulator investigates charity over property dispute and governance issues
Primacy of voluntary trusteeship stressed in new payment guidance
Regulator investigates charity over persistent failure to submit accounts o…
Charity regulator recovers almost £150k for public purse after discovering …
Regulators urge donors to support registered charities to help earthquake e…
March 2025
£1bn gift transfer to British Museum given green light
Updated SORP: charities encouraged to respond to consultation and be ready …
Charity Commission welcomes appointment of Mark Simms as interim Chair
Charity regulator warns about fraudulent letters sent on its behalf
February 2025
Regulator criticises governance at Sikh TV charity
Regulators urge safe giving to charities this Ramadan
Charity Commission Chair calls on philanthropists to invest in Welsh charit…
Regulator to investigate Walsall community football charities
Regulator investigates charity over financial controls
Philanthropy: Igniting the spark of renewal
Regulator to investigate Christian aid charity over unexplained spending
Charity regulator convenes discussions on safe delivery of urgent Middle Ea…
‘Failure to prevent fraud’ offence regulatory alert
Regulator investigates charities over conflicts of interest
January 2025
Regulator to investigate two charities over repeated failure to submit acco…
Poverty relief charity under investigation for ‘high risk’ handling of fund…
Regulator sets out safeguarding expectations ahead of key Synod votes
CEO David Holdsworth delivers keynote speech to ICAEW Charity Conference
Regulator disqualifies trustee after finding Brighton Mosque “poorly manage…
Regulator restricts Derby-based charity’s activities as formal investigatio…
Regulator investigates accountancy charity over failure to submit accounts
Regulator welcomes sentencing of brother and sister after charity fraud
Charity issued with Official Warning over support for foreign military
Charity regulator appoints Interim Managers to College Farm Trust
Regulator launches statutory inquiries into four charities linked to Barnab…
December 2024
Charity Commission finds serious failings at Quba Trust
Regulator to investigate animal rescue charity over its failure to comply w…
Regulators share guidance on ‘giving with confidence’ this festive season
November 2024
Regulator refreshes guidance as it reveals 600 cases related to fraud in th…
Chair's speech to the Annual Public Meeting
Building trust through fairness, balance and independence: Chair’s final sp…
Chief executive's address to the Charity Commission's Annual Public Meeting
Family ‘repeatedly benefitted’ from ‘mismanaged’ Captain Tom Foundation, in…
Regulator to investigate Leicester-based poverty relief charity
Over £10 million reinvested in Welsh communities through regulator’s Revita…
Charity Commission statement on Zoe’s Place Hospice
Charity trustees highly recommend their role to others, new research shows
Chief Executive marks Trustees’ Week with keynote speech
Charity regulator appoints Interim Managers to Eldonian charity
Joint communique from International Charity Regulator leaders
October 2024
Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 2024
Commission commences inquiry into Bradford based charity
Poor governance at Mermaids amounted to mismanagement, inquiry reveals
Regulator announces inquiry into Leicester disability charity
Regulators urge safer giving to help people impacted by humanitarian crisis…
Regulator intervenes to improve governance and safeguarding at Birmingham m…
David Holdsworth's speech at CLA 30th anniversary conference
Christian education charity receives official warning over failing to act o…
Charity Commission restricts international aid charity’s spending amidst a …
September 2024
Regulator disqualifies trustees after finding serious mismanagement at Fash…
Regulator announces inquiry into Eldonian charity
Charity Commission disqualifies former trustee of The Mahfouz Foundation an…
Charity Commission disqualifies former trustees of genealogy charity and re…
Lancashire gymnastics club investigated over governance and financial conce…
Charity regulator serves Calderdale Council with an Official Warning
August 2024
Regulator investigates North London heritage charity
Regulator disqualifies charity trustees for inadequate financial and safegu…
Public trust in charities at ten-year high, new research shows
Charity investigated over concerns around charitable funds sent to Yemen
Charity regulator praises constructive campaigning during General Election
Regulator CEO urges councils to improve compliance with trustee duties
July 2024
Regulators share advice on ‘giving with confidence’ to registered charities…
Regulator concludes case into climate change think tank following changes
Regulator investigates aid charity over concerns about links to a terrorism…
Regulator investigates Newbury Park Masjid after concerns over trustee elec…
Regulator refreshes meetings guidance for the Zoom era
Inquiry reveals there were serious past safeguarding concerns at Ampleforth…
Charity Commission confirms it has disqualified two individuals in The Capt…
June 2024
Helen Stephenson's final speech as Charity Commission CEO
Regulator intervenes to strengthen governance at international aid charity
May 2024
Don’t allow disagreements to overshadow your charity’s positive work, says …
Regulator investigates community drop-in centre over governance concerns
Charity Commission concludes its inquiry into charity with links to failed …
Regulator freezes bank accounts of Bristol charity after opening inquiry
April 2024
Regulator investigates fundraising activity over links to pro-Hamas media o…
Regulator’s inquiry finds former trustees failed to hold trustee elections
Regulator disqualifies charity trustee after speeches promoting religious v…
Regulator publishes annual return analysis
March 2024
Regulators urge safe giving to charities this Ramadan
New data suggests nearly half of charities experience issues when banking
Latest changes from Charities Act 2022 come into force
Disqualified trustee continued to play a role in legal advice charity
New guidance for charities facing decisions about donations
February 2024
Education charity investigated over serious financial concerns
Charity Commission stresses independence in five-year strategy
Speech to launch Charity Commission's new 5-year strategy
Regulator to investigate Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust over event held at its…
Charity Commission announces next Chief Executive
Regulator investigates anti-poverty charity
January 2024
Regulator investigates spiritualist charity as disputing trustees and finan…
Regulator orders charity linked to fake Covid-19 ‘cure’ to shut
Education charity receives Official Warning from regulator
Regulator to investigate wild cat conservation charity over failure to file…
November 2023
Regulators urge public to take care when donating to charity after £2.7m lo…
Orlando Fraser's speech to the Annual Public Meeting
Reflections on continuity and change
"Philanthropy Past, Present and Future"
Holding the flame of trusteeship high
Many voices, working together, with purpose
Charity Commission leadership praise ‘mission critical’ trustees
Charity Commission advice on how to help civilians impacted by the Israel-G…
Homelessness charity investigated by regulator
October 2023
Charity Commission launches statutory inquiry into charity that supports ol…
Orlando Fraser's speech at Charity Law Association Conference 2023
Charity Commission opens inquiry into poverty relief charity over financial…
Regulator opens inquiry into religious poverty relief charity over financia…
New charities’ Annual Return now available
September 2023
Regulator publishes new guidance on charities’ social media use
Inquiry opened into charity operating in West Africa
Charity Commission CEO to conclude term of office in 2024
August 2023
Regulator’s inquiry into Care4Calais finds serious historic misconduct and/…
Drama school investigated by charity regulator
Charity Commission opens inquiry into The Schwarzschild Foundation
Charity Commission opens inquiry into Dalaid
Interim Manager appointed to religious charity
Inquiry launched into heart disease charity
Watchdog reports on investigation into Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society …
Guidance on investments refreshed to help improve clarity and boost trustee…
July 2023
Update on Commission's ongoing inquiry into Islamic Centre of England Limit…
Charity regulator’s new digital service goes live
Charities investigated over poor financial management
Over £130,000 of local relief charity funds spent on home renovations and a…
Charity Commission opens inquiry into addiction recovery charity
June 2023
£270,000 recovered to aid poverty relief as regulator intervenes in poorly-…
Official Warning issued to dog rescue charity
Charities gain new powers as more legislative changes come into force
May 2023
Charity Commission launches inquiry into cancer charity
Regulator investigates charity funding orphanage in Bangladesh
Regulator announces inquiry into London-based educational charity
Charity regulator appoints Interim Manager to the Islamic Centre of England
April 2023
Our commitment to supporting trustees - and what we expect in return
Regulator delivers updated guidance to help sector protect £80bn income
London community leisure charity “poorly managed”, inquiry finds
March 2023
Watchdog finds “serious misconduct and/or mismanagement” at hospice charity…
Inquiry into London-based evangelical church finds charity spent funds on g…
Orlando Fraser KC's speech at #ACEVOFest
Make sure your Ramadan donations reach those in need
February 2023
Commission appoints Interim Managers to Devon and Cornwall Autistic Communi…
Regulators urge safe giving to support Turkey-Syria earthquake relief effor…
‘Here to help’: Commission launches new push on trustee guides as sector fa…
January 2023
Speech to Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales
Charity regulator seeks input into new draft social media guidance
Homelessness charity was seriously mismanaged, and spent thousands on trust…
Charity Commission launches inquiry into grant-making body following regula…
December 2022
Charity regulator launches new Annual Return question set reflecting sector…
Commission appoints Interim Manager to Birmingham religious charity
November 2022
In this economic crisis, we will do what we can to assist philanthropy
Regulator launches inquiry into Islamic Centre of England
Charity regulator issues Official Warning to Christ Church, Oxford
Charity Commission launches inquiry into religious charity over serious reg…
October 2022
First set of changes from Charities Act 2022 come into force
Regulator launches inquiry into British School operating in Egypt
Helen Stephenson CBE presentation to the Charity Commission Annual Public M…
Charities at risk of ‘underestimating’ online fraud as one in eight experie…
Orlando Fraser KC speech to the Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 20…
Charity Commission programme reaches new milestone as £1 million is deliver…
Charity Commission launches inquiry into housing charity over concerns abou…
September 2022
Regulators urge safe giving to support Pakistan flood relief
August 2022
Charity Commission launches inquiry into Dudley Mosque
Regulator removes trustees and charity is wound up after trustee attempted …
Commission appoints interim manager to The Potanin Foundation
Following collaborative project, Commission clarifies bullying and harassme…
Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting 2022
Charity Commission disqualifies two former trustees of Manchester charity
July 2022
Revitalising Trusts Wales urges trustees to put £12 million of dormant char…
Commission appoints interim managers to South Gloucestershire charity
Regulator opens inquiry into air ambulance charity after trustees cannot pr…
Regulator opens inquiry into Cornish charity over safeguarding concerns
Commission orders military charity which ‘misled the public’ to wind up fol…
Poor record keeping means Birmingham charity is unable to fully account for…
June 2022
Commission opens inquiry into The Potanin Foundation as founder sanctioned
Supporting charities through uncertain times: the Commission's priorities f…
Regulator secures improvements at Christian ministry charity
Commission appoints Interim Manager to Kantor Foundation and Kantor Charita…
Charities encouraged to have their say on changes to the Annual Return
May 2022
Charity Commission disqualifies two former trustees of Darul-Uloom School, …
Commission orders the winding-up of charity funding TV programmes which enc…
Orlando Fraser's inaugural speech
Regulator renews its message warning charities against the use of cash cour…
April 2022
Commission opens inquiry into the Kantor Foundation as founder sanctioned
Commission opens inquiry into the Kantor Charitable Foundation as founder s…
Ukraine crisis: increased risk of sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual …
Commission urges public to give safely during Ramadan
March 2022
Animal charity under investigation over prosecutions against pet owners
Charity Commission opens statutory inquiry into Lancashire charity for peop…
Commission campaign to support charity trustees continues with roll out of …
Charity regulator disqualifies former trustee as Welsh animal sanctuary win…
Regulators urge safe giving to support Ukraine
Charity Commission takes regulatory action against trustees who mismanaged …
Charity regulator finds repeated and significant failings at former Birming…
Statement on Ukraine crisis and its implications for charities
February 2022
Official report criticises former trustees of Kids Company
January 2022
Charity Commission announces statutory inquiry into the Shire Way Community…
December 2021
Charity regulator urges donors to support registered charities to help thos…
Former trustees of residential home in which young woman died found respons…
October 2021
Regulator finds misconduct and mismanagement as statutory inquiry into Huma…
Charity Commission update on statutory inquiry into Al-Hijrah Trust
September 2021
Helen Stephenson CBE speech to the Charity Commission Annual Public Meeting…
August 2021
Charity Commission announces statutory inquiry into the Olive Grove Foundat…
Charity Commission launches statutory inquiry into MB Foundation
June 2021
Charity regulator issues alert to overseas aid charities as “more needs to …
Safeguarding in international aid: key steps to consider
March 2021
Charity regulator opens statutory inquiry into The Aspinall Foundation
Charity regulator launches statutory inquiry into The Howletts Wild Animal …
Charity Commission appoints interim managers to Gilbert Deya Ministries
Charity regulator appoints interim manager to Rabia Educational Trust
January 2021
Helen Stephenson CBE speech at the ICAEW Charity Conference 2021
December 2020
Regulator opens statutory inquiry into Nottingham poverty relief charity af…
November 2020
Charity regulator launches second inquiry into Rabia Educational Trust due …
October 2020
Commission issues Official Warning to charity linked to clothing recycling …
August 2020
Charity regulator issues Official Warning and Order against school where ch…
July 2020
Regulator urges donors to support registered charities to help those affect…
June 2020
Christ Church Oxford - mediation required by charity regulator
Charity Commission agrees terms for independent review of Professional Foot…
May 2020
Charity regulator continues to address concerns at connected Birmingham cha…
Inquiry opened into Barry Green Memorial Fund following governance and fina…
January 2020
Commission opens statutory inquiry into the Professional Footballers’ Assoc…
December 2019
New Charity Inquiry: Jamia Alfurqan Limited
Alert for charities – fraudsters impersonating staff
November 2019
Regulator appoints interim managers to two charities under inquiry
Court finds former trustees of disability charity in contempt of court
October 2019
Continued failure in reporting obligations prompts inquiry into Bournemouth…
New Charity Inquiry: Human Care Hands Foundation UK
July 2019
Regulating charities in line with changing needs in society
Commission announces inquiry into funds connected with Sikh Youth UK
June 2019
Charity regulator freezes bank accounts as it opens investigations into gra…
Charity SORP must change to meet “new public expectations”, review panel sa…
New Charity Inquiry: Devon Charitable Trust
May 2019
Regulator appoints interim manager to grant-making charity
March 2019
Charity regulator warns trustees to protect their charity from non-charitab…
February 2019
Inquiry into Save the Needy Worldwide finds trustees failed to protect char…
Commission applies to High Court to appoint an Official Receiver to charity
Charity Commission issues Official Warning to trustee of housing charity
October 2018
Charity regulator encourages safer giving for Indonesia Tsunami Appeal
September 2018
New Charity Inquiry: The Dorset Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder S…
Console Suicide Prevention Limited: notice of intention to order charity to…
August 2018
Commission announces class investigation into two independent school charit…
Charity regulators hold governance review of SORP making process
Alert for charities – be aware of insider fraud threats
June 2018
New Charity Investigation: Asthan Babe Ke Trust
May 2018
Make sure your charity is ready for GDPR
New Charity Investigation: Croydon Tabernacle
February 2018
Alert for charities - use the regulated financial sector
January 2018
Watch out for ‘Payment Diversion Fraud’ - keep your school funds safe
December 2017
New Charity Investigation: Darren Wright Foundation
November 2017
Helen Stephenson CBE speech at the Charity Law Association’s Annual Confere…
New charity investigation: Into the Light Ministries
Charity regulators urge auditors and independent examiners to be more proac…
October 2017
Charity Commission welcomes publication of the UK’s National Risk Assessmen…
Keep your charity safe - watch out for phishing scams
Regulatory alert for military charities
June 2017
New charity investigation: NSA Afan (Community Regeneration)
May 2017
New charity investigation: The Jack Raine Community Foundation
April 2017
New charity investigation: Kids ‘N’ Cancer UK
March 2017
New charity investigation: Child Survival Fund
New charity investigation: Bhaarat Welfare Trust
December 2016
Regulators issue joint alert about compliance with data protection law
November 2016
New charity investigation: Cardiff Sixth Form College
Regulators issue joint alert about working with third-party fundraisers
October 2016
Interim Manager appointed to Muslim Aid
September 2016
New charity investigation: Aalami Majlise Tahaffuze Khatme Nubuwwat
August 2016
New charity investigation: Gilbert Deya Ministries
July 2016
New charity investigation: Young Pioneers
New charity investigation: Console Suicide Prevention Ltd
April 2016
New charity investigation: Life Line Missions
October 2015
Charity Commission updates guidance for fee-charging educational charities
September 2015
Terrorism Act alert: 30 September 2015
Charity Commission: Annual Public Meeting opening notes
August 2015
New charity investigation: Achiezer Association Ltd and Achiezer
July 2015
New charity investigation: Al-Hijrah Trust
New charity investigation: The Swimming Teachers’ Association Ltd
New charity investigation: Healthy Planet Foundation
March 2015
New charity investigation: Kurdish Community Centre
Upholding public trust and confidence
October 2014
September 2014
William Shawcross speech: Voluntary Action Leeds AGM
June 2014
Inquiry opened into The Park Charitable Trust
Life Foundation Trust under investigation
Charity Commission names further charities under investigation
May 2014
Inquiry opened into Augustine Housing Trust
Inquiry opened into Insaan Relief
March 2014
Churches' Legislation Advisory Service: William Shawcross speech
November 2013
Lord Mayor’s Charity Leadership Programme: William Shawcross
September 2013
Rathbones Charity Symposium: William Shawcross's speech
Westminster Social Policy Forum: Sam Younger's speech
June 2013
National Federation of Women's Institutes: William Shawcross