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Important changes to Online services

The Commission has this week written to the Chairs and contacts of all registered charities to highlight a coming upgrade to My charity login (previously called Online services), the secure portal registered charities use to update their details on the register of charities and submit their annual monitoring return. If you would like more information, have received a letter or were expecting a letter and haven’t received one, please click the image above.

Notice to charities in default

The Commission is this week writing to the trustees of registered charities that have accounts and reports overdue by more than six months. If you would like more information or have received a letter and want to know what to do now, please click the image above.

Registration threshold leaflet

The Commission has published a new leaflet to help small charities understand upcoming changes to the charity registration rules.

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?

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.

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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