In order to work with charities, the Commission must first be able to categorise which organisations operate as charities. Until registration begins, this is technically not possible within Northern Ireland. In the interim, the Commission deems charities to be organisations which have registered with HM Revenue and Customs for charitable tax purposes.

A publicly accessible list of these organisations, termed the “deemed list”, appears on the link at the bottom of this page. Members of the public can raise a confidential concern in relation to any organisation published on this list.

If you work with or for a charity and would like further information on how to apply for charitable tax status you should consult HMRC directly. The HMRC website provides guidance also, specifically the Tax Guidance for Charities (opens in new window) section

The HMRC charity helpline telephone number is 08453-020203 (Bootle, Liverpool).

This list now includes income band and web address details for charities, where available. If you are a representative of a charity or you work for a charity, you can update income band and web address details for that charity or include omittted information.

You can do this by contacting Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on admin@charitycommissionni.org.uk or Telephone: 028 3832 0220 or TextPhone: 028 3834 7639. Please quote your HMRC reference number when you conatct us.

View the deemed list of Northern Ireland charities (.xls 767kbs)