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Commission launches new website

The Commission has launched its new website, marking a major step in its ongoing work to improve how charities, trustees and the public access information and services. To support a smooth transition, the former website will run alongside the new version for a number of weeks. It is available at: https://prd-ccni.pplprojects.co.uk/

Blog: Preparing for the registration threshold

Right now, nothing has changed - all charities still need to register with the Commission. But last summer Communities Minister Gordon Lyons gave the green light to start preparing for a new registration threshold. Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes at the Commission to get everything ready.

Annual reporting update: 2024-25

Between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, charities in Northern Ireland submitted 5,555 sets of accounts and reports to the regulator. Here is an overview.

Blog: Is your annual return UK GDPR-compliant?

Personal data in the spotlight - charities urged to keep data protection front and centre when submitting their annual return.

Blog: Using the Commission’s smart form for serious incident reporting

Did you know that if you're submitting a serious incident report for your charity, you can – and should – use the Commission’s online smartform?

Commission hosts annual public meeting

The Commission welcomed a full audience of sector leaders, charity representatives and members of the public to its annual public meeting at Malone House, Belfast.

Blog: File your charity’s annual return on time

A friendly reminder to all registered charities to ensure you file your annual monitoring return, accounts and reports on time.

Charity registration threshold

In the future, smaller charities may not need to register. Find out more about the forthcoming charity registration threshold.

Voices from charity trustees

To mark Trustees Week 2025, we spoke with some local trustees to hear directly from them about what the role involves.

Shift to more proportionate accounting regime

The new Charities Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (‘the SORP’) aims to ensure charities’ financial reporting requirements are more proportionate to their size.

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