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The application form must be
completed on-line from the “Start or continue a charity registration
application” button at
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-register-your-charity-cc21b. The information required can be
gleaned from the Charity Commission’s guidance, but the form does not appear
to be available in a downloadable form, so applicants are unable to prepare a
draft off-line. This is an anonymised copy of a form
completed on 18 August 2017, which might help applicants to prepare for making
an application on-line. Some of the
question are dependent on previous answers, so this example shows some
question that are specific to the application and does not show all the
question that might be asked. When the on-line application has
been completed, the Charity Commission will respond by email with a PDF copy
of the form as completed. |
Apply to register a charity
Organisation
names
Main name
Other name or acronym
Application
number
(Inserted automatically)
Submission
date
(Inserted automatically)
Special
circumstances
If we decide
to register the organisation some of the information you have given in this
form will be made publicly available in accordance with section 38(1) of the
Charities Act 2011.
This form
shows the information you have entered through the Charity Commission Online
Application for Registration.
Your contact
for this application
Your current
contact is an
(Multiple choice)
Role
Name
Telephone
number
Email
address
Governing document
A governing
document sets out a charity's rules; it's the key legal document that says what
it is and how it will be run. Different charities have different governing
documents.
Select the
organisation's governing document type:
Has the
governing document been issued by an organisation or umbrella body (often
referred to as an approved governing document)?
(attach constitution)
Replacement
Are you
replacing an existing registered charity?
(Yes/No)
Charity name
The
organisation's name:
Is the organisation
known by any other names?
(Yes/No)
Do any of
the organisation's names contain acronyms, initials, made-up or non-English
language words?
(Yes/No)
Do any names
contain words that require consent from another body?
(Yes/No)
Structure and purposes
Organisation's
governing document:
Enter the
organisation's purposes (also known as 'objects') exactly as they are written
in its governing document.
(Insert copy of objects.)
Classification: What
Every
charity on the Register of Charities has a classification. This is so that
potential donors, beneficiaries and others who search the register can find
types of charities they are interested in.
Our charity
classification uses four headings. These describe WHAT a charity is set up to
achieve, HOW it achieves it, WHO it helps and WHERE it operates.
Choose
classifications that reflect your charity's purposes and how you currently
achieve them.
What is the
organisation set up to achieve? (select all that apply)
(Multiple choice)
eg
General charitable purposes
Religion
Christianity
Please
specify
(Multiple choice)
eg
Human rights/ Religious or racial harmony/ Equality or diversity
Religious harmony
Classification: How
How does the
organisation achieve it? (select all that apply)
(Multiple choice)
eg
Makes grants to organisations
Provides other finance
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Religion
(Multiple choice)
eg
Place of worship
Generally advancing the religion
Educating people about the religion
Pastoral care, outreach
Interfaith activities
Classification: Who
Who does the
organisation help? (select all that apply)
(Multiple choice)
eg
The general public/ Mankind
People living in a specified geographical area
Religion
(Multiple choice)
eg
Adherents of a specified religion
Where
Where does
the organisation operate? (select all that apply)
(Multiple choice)
Does the
organisation operate in England?
(Yes/No)
Does the
organisation operate in Wales?
(Yes/No)
Carrying out the purpose
The
organisation's purposes are:
Explain how
the organisation carries out its purposes:
(Insert information or, eg, See the attached
business plan.)
Attach any
document (such as a business plan) which sets out how the organisation carries
out its purposes:
Benefits
What are the
benefits of the organisation's purposes?
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Attach any
document which shows how the organisation provides benefit:
Who can
benefit from the organisation's purposes?
What
criteria do the trustees use to decide who the organisation benefits or what
work it does or supports?
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Attach any
document which explains how these decisions are made:
Grant making
What
criteria will the organisation use to select individuals or organisations to
receive grants?
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Attach any
document which explains this, such as a grant making policy:
Membership
Do people or
organisations have to be members of the organisation
to benefit from its purpose?
(Yes/No)
What
benefits do members get?
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Why are
those benefits limited to the members?
(Insert information, eg, It
is the purpose for which the CIO is to be established. or, eg, See the
business plan previously attached.)
Who can be a
member?
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Is there a
limit on membership numbers?
(Yes/No)
Does the
organisation provide public facilities or services as a way of carrying out its
purpose?
(Yes/No)
What sort of
facility or service does it provide?
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
When can the
public access the facility or service?
(Insert
information or, eg, It depends on the
circumstances.)
Are there
any restrictions on who can have access?
(Yes/No)
Are there
any restrictions on what people can have access to?
(Yes/No)
Fees and charges
Does the
organisation charge people to be a member or to access its services or
facilities?
(Yes/No)
Tell us
about the tenets of faith which the organisation advances. This may be
explained in your governing document.
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached and the aims.)
Tell us
about any moral or ethical framework that is promoted by the religion the
organisation is set up to advance.
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Tell us
specifically how the organisation advances religion.
Property
Does the
organisation have use of land or property?
(Yes/No)
Who is the
main contact for this application?
In what
capacity are you submitting the application? (select one)
(Multiple choice.)
Is the
contact for this application an individual or an organisation?
(Multiple choice.)
Title
(Multiple choice.)
First
name(s)
Surname
Suffix (e.g.
M.A.)
Date of
birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Organisation contact
Please enter
details of the contact for the organisation as a whole
Position in
the organisation
(eg trustee.)
Is the
contact for this organisation an individual or an organisation?
(Multiple choice.)
Title
(Multiple choice.)
First
name(s)
Surname
Suffix (e.g.
M.A.)
Display name
Date of
birth (dd/mm/yyyy)
Postcode
Address line
1
Address line
2
Telephone
number
Email
address
Organisation details
Please
provide the organisation's public address
Postcode
Address line
1
Address line
2
Organisation
website
Organisation
email address for public display
Organisation
email address for commission use only
Does the
organisation operate from this address?
(Yes/No)
Other regulators
Are you
registered with any of the following regulators? (select all that apply)
Do you have
a gift aid number from HMRC?
(Yes/No)
Income and bank details
Please
attach the organisation's latest accounts
Estimated
gross annual income
Year to date
income
Does the
organisation have a bank account?
(Yes/No)
Funding
Next
financial year end date (dd/mm/yyyy)
Please
explain how the organisation is or will be funded in the future (select all
that apply)
See guidance
(Multiple choice.)
Please
advise who is providing the grants
(Insert information or, eg, See the business
plan previously attached.)
Employment
Does or is it
likely the organisation will employ:
•
a
trustee
•
its
founder
•
a
person related to a trustee
•
a
person related to the founder
•
an
organisation connected to a trustee
•
an
organisation connected to the founder
(Yes/No)
Goods or services
Does or is
it likely the organisation will buy goods or services from:
• a trustee
• its founder
• a person related to a trustee
• a person related to the founder
• an organisation connected to a trustee
• an organisation connected to the
founder
(Yes/No)
Other personal benefits
Are there
any close links which the organisation has, or is likely to have, with any
other person or body, which might be relevant to the work of the organisation?
This would
include:
• Any contract or relationship with a
value which represents a significant proportion of the organisation’s income or
expenditure;
• Any directorship, trusteeship,
shareholding, membership interest or partnership held by the organisation or by
any of the trustees;
• Any position of political or public
authority held by any of the trustees;
• Any other arrangement or circumstance
which might give rise to a conflict of interest for one or more of the
trustees.
(Yes/No)
Connections
Is the
organisation linked to, or has it been established by a non-charitable
organisation?
(Yes/No)
Attached documents
1.
Governing
Document
2.
Purpose
3.
Trustee
Declaration
Data protection
Any
information you give us will be held securely and processed only in accordance
with the rules on data protection. We will not disclose your personal details
to anyone unconnected to the Charity Commission unless:
• you have consented to their release; or
• we are legally obliged to disclose
them; or
• we regard disclosure as either (a)
necessary so that we can properly carry out our statutory functions or (b)
necessary in the public interest.
We may share
and disclose information about you with relevant public authorities, regulatory
bodies and agencies, outside the Charity Commission but only if:
• we can lawfully do so; and
• we decide that disclosure is necessary
for national security, crime detection, prevention, and law enforcement, or
other issues in the public interest
Information
we collect about you
We will use
this information:
To enable us
to carry out our statutory functions and duties;
This will
include the following actions:
(a)
update,
consolidate, and improve the accuracy of our records;
(b) undertake crime detection and
prevention and law enforcement and assist the third parties specified above to
investigate or prevent crime and carry out law enforcement;
(c)
data
analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes Information we
receive from other sources.
Information
we receive from other sources
We may
combine this information with information you give to us and information we
collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for
the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).
We will
ensure that any such disclosure and use is proportionate; considers your right
to respect for your private life; and is done fairly and lawfully in accordance
with the data protection principles of the Data Protection Act.
The Data
Protection Act 1998 regulates the use of 'personal data', which is essentially
any information, however stored, about identifiable living individuals. As a
'data controller' under the Act, the Charity Commission must comply with it.
Any changes
we may make to our privacy statement in the future will be set out in the
replacement version of this form. Please check back frequently to see any
updates or changes to our privacy policy.
Managing risks
Does the
organisation work with children or vulnerable people?
(Yes/No)
Trustee numbers
How many
trustees does the organisation currently have? (total)
What is the
minimum number of trustees the organisation's governing document says it must have?
Trustees
Add details
for each trustee separately
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Trustee details |
(The on-line form required the
details of each trustee to be entered individually. There is no facility to upload a document
with the required information.)
Individual Trustee
Title:
Specify title:
First name:
Middle name:
Last name:
Suffix (e.g. M.A.):
Display name:
Has this trustee ever been known by a
different name?
(Yes/No)
Please provide all names this trustee has
been known as previously:
Trustee is a chair: (This is generated automatically if the
appropriate box has been ticked.)
Is this trustee a trustee of another
registered charity?
(Yes/No)
What is the registered number?
What is the registered name?
Are there any special circumstances that
require this trustee's name to be kept off the public register?
(Yes/No)
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Trustee details |
Attach your
completed and signed trustee declaration. If you do not have one you can
download one.
SKM_C36816121915480.pdf
You need to
confirm that the details provided in this section are correct
I confirm that all details provided in this
section are correct
Declaration
Do you want
to attach any supplementary documentation?
(Yes/No)
Is there any
additional information that the Charity Commission should take
into account?
(Yes/No)
Submitting
your application for charity registration
I certify that:
• all information
provided has been checked by the trustees and is correct and complete to the
best of my knowledge
• all trustees agree
to this submission and have read and accept the commission's privacy terms
Application
reference number
Your
application reference number is: (Generated
automatically.)
Please quote
this in all correspondence.