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Charity Regulation
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has now commenced compulsory registration of charities. We provide the sector with the most up to date information on the key changes in charity regulation. For the latest on new charity regulations and a history of recent charity law reform in NI, please see our dedicated charity regulation webpage.
Responsible investment
6 Mar 2020Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceFinance, Charity Regulation
Should you be investing your charity funds more wisely?
31 Jan - Charity annual reporting deadline
15 Jan 2020Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceCharity Regulation
If your registered charity's financial year is 1 April - 31 March then you will have a deadline of 31 January in which to submit your annual monitoring return to the Charity Commission.
31 Oct - Charity annual reporting deadline
21 Oct 2019Denise Copeland Charity Regulation, Governance and Charity AdviceCharity Regulation, accounting, Governance
If your registered charity's financial year is 1 January - 31 December then you will have a deadline of 31 October in which to submit your annual monitoring return to the Charity Commission.
Consultation on changes to the application for registration and the Annual Return Regulations 2019
25 Sep 2019Denise Copeland Charity RegulationCharity Regulation, accountability
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland is currently consulting on proposed changes that it would like to make to both the application for charity registration and the annual monitoring return.
Charity Commission delays charity registration for some
5 Sep 2019Denise Copeland Charity RegulationCharity commission, Charity Regulation, Sector Issues; Funding
The Charity Commission is currently not registering all charitable organisations that have submitted an application due to a High Court ruling which was handed down on 16th May.
NICVA’s Trustees’ Annual Reporting Conference
20 Jun 2019Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, Charity Regulation, accountability
This year’s Trustees’ conference, held on 4 June 2019, was all about the Trustee Annual Report (TAR).
Charities ‘in default’
20 Feb 2019Denise Copeland Governance and Charity Advice, Charity Regulationaccounting, Charity Regulation, Charity commission
There are currently 474 charities classified as being ‘in default’ on the charity register.
NICVA response to Charity Commission's strategic plan
9 Nov 2018Denise Copeland Charity RegulationCharity Regulation
The Commission is developing a new strategic plan to guide its work from 2019-2022. It's consultation is open until 5pm on Monday 12 November 2018.
Is your charity annual monitoring return due?
18 Oct 2018Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceCharity Regulation, Governance
The Charity Commission has issued text alerts to trustees and updated its guidance on how to complete the annual monitoring return with helpful screenshots of the online return.
Good governance and charity reporting
13 Apr 2018Denise Copeland Governance and Charity AdviceGovernance, Charity Regulation
The Developing Governance Group has arranged two further good governance and charity reporting seminars with the Charity Commission and local support networks in both Omagh and Newry.
