Welcome to Register a Charity

To register your charity, you will need to first ensure the charity name is available you can check here - Check a Charity Name

Adopting an appropriate model or standard governing document will speed up your application for registration.

Then you are required to sign a declaration form to be completed by all trustees.

A charity must have a trust deed or a constitution or be incorporated as a "Limited by Guarantee Company" with a charitable Memorandum & Articles of Association.

We must apply charity law in making our judgments as to whether an organisation is charitable. This includes:

• Checking that the objects are charitable in law. This normally involves considering whether the objects are currently recognised as being charitable.
• Checking its activities or proposed activities to see whether these are capable of furthering the stated purpose.
• Being satisfied that the public benefit test is satisfied.