New Registration Requirement
From the 1 April 2008 trustees of organisations applying for registration will be required to have regard to the Commission’s public benefit guidance and to demonstrate their organisation’s aims are for the public benefit as part of the application process. Please see our Public Benefit guidance for further information.
‘Public benefit’ is the legal requirement that every organisation set up for one or more charitable aims must be able to demonstrate that its aims are for the public benefit if it is to be recognised, and registered, as a charity in England and Wales. This is known as ‘the public benefit requirement’. The Charity Commission has to ensure all registered charities meet the public benefit requirement.
Our application form and guidance has been updated to specifically include this requirement and will be available for use on the 1 April 2008. Applications on the old form will only be accepted until 1 June 2008. After that date your application form may be returned to you.
See further details on Registering a Charity.
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