Charity Registration Questionnaire

Section 1: General Questions

All questions marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory, please therefore record N/A in any fields that do not apply.

Details of Applicant *

Your Email *

Your Daytime Contact Numbers *

What is the proposed name of the charity? *

What is the proposed name of the charity? *

What are the proposed charitable purposes? *

What activities will the charity carry out to achieve its purpose? *

Who will the charity help? *

Will people or organisations have to be members of your charity to receive some or all benefits? *

• Yes
• No

How will the charity operate? *

Does the charity have any of the following currently in place? Please tick all that apply.

• Business or strategy document
• Grant-making policy
• Risk management policy
• Conflict of Interests Policy

How in practice will you determine which people or projects to help? *

Will the charity provide facilities or services for the public? *

If your charity will operate from or maintain premises, please tell us on what basis it will use those premises. *

Will the charity charge for access to its services or facilities? If yes, please give details *

Have any risks been identified that might, as result of the activities your charity proposes to undertake, cause possible detriment or harm ? *

• Yes
• No

If your charity will be working with children and/or vulnerable adults, what measures will be in place to protect them? *

Circumstances where people, especially Trustees, might financially benefit from the charity need to be declared to the Charity Commission. Common examples are if the charity will have paid employees, or will pay a person to provide services or office space. *

Do you have an annual income of at least £5,000? *

• Yes
• No

Has your organisation existed for more than 1 year AND possess accounts that have been audited or independently examined? *

• Yes
• No

If no, please complete the two questions below. *

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How do you currently raise funds and how do you propose to do so in the future? *

Do you intend to use professional fundraisers? *

• Yes
• No

Do you expect that in the next year the charity will receive any substantial gifts; any gifts as part of a tax-planning arrangement the charity is aware of; loan financing; funding from interest and return on endowment funds; or funding from sale of assets? *

• Yes
• No

Has your organisation already set up a bank account? *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please provide the following information. *

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Last

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Last

Is the organisation currently registered in Scotland as a charity? *

• Yes
• No

What geographical area(s) of the UK will the charity serve? *

If the charity will work outside the UK, please list all the countries it will operate in. *

Please provide full names, contact details and dates of birth for all the proposed trustees. *

Only the names of the trustees will be made public.

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Telephone Numbers *

Email *

Please provide the details of the first chair of the trustees. *

What address will the charity operate from? *

Please provide an email address that the Commission can use to contact the charity. *

Please provide details of the main public contact for the charity. *

Everything but the date of birth of the public contact person will be public, so you may prefer to use an office address, phone and email.

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Section 2: Additional questions for grant-making charities

Section 3: Additional questions for religious charities 

Section 4: Additional questions for overseas aid charities 

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