Charity Commission for England and Wales

Charity Commission for
England and Wales
Welsh: Comisiwn Elusennau Cymru a Lloegr
Non-ministerial government department overview
Formed1853 (1853)
JurisdictionEngland and Wales
HeadquartersPetty France, London
Employees511
Annual budget£32.35 million (2022–23)[1]
Non-ministerial government department executives
  • Helen Stephenson, Chief Executive Officer
  • Orlando Fraser, Chair
Websitegov.uk/charity-commission

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 accounts submitted by charities in England and Wales.

During the financial year 2022-23, the Commission regulated £88 billion of charity income and £85 billion of charity spend.[2]

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2022–2023". Charity Commission for England and Wales. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Charity Commission Annual Report 2022-23" (PDF). Charities Commission.

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