Welsh: Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr | |
Non-ministerial government department overview | |
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Formed | 1853 |
Jurisdiction | England and Wales |
Headquarters | Petty France, London |
Employees | 511 |
Annual budget | £32.35 million (2022–23)[1] |
Non-ministerial government department executives |
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Website | www |
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's Government that regulates registered charities in England and Wales and maintains the Central Register of Charities. Its counterparts in Scotland and Northern Ireland are the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland.
Orlando Fraser succeeded interim chair, Ian Karet, who succeeded Baroness Stowell of Beeston.
The commission has four sites in London, Taunton, Liverpool and Newport. Its website lists the latest annual reports submitted by charities in England and Wales.
During the financial year 2022–2023, the Commission regulated £88 billion of charity income and £85 billion of charity spend.[2]