Reminder for charities: keep your register entry up to date

Ensuring your charity’s details on the register of charities are current is a simple but crucial task.

Outdated information, such as an incorrect trustee list or the wrong email address, could mean your charity misses an important update or alert from the Commission.

Keeping your register entry updated not only ensures your charity stays informed but also helps build public trust and confidence in Northern Ireland’s charities. When people can see clear and accurate information about a charity, they are more likely to support its work.

What you need to do.

• Check your charity’s public entry on the register of charities.
• Update any outdated information, such as trustee names.
• Check Online services to ensure your trustees contact details are correct so you don’t miss any key information.

Updating trustee contact details.

Trustees’ names are published on the register of charities. However, their contact details are held securely and confidentially within the Commission’s internal Online services portal. To update your charity trustee contact details, please log onto the Online services for charities portal: Update your charity's details | The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

A small step with a big impact

Taking just a few minutes to review and update your register entry can make a significant difference. It ensures your charity remains compliant, receives important updates and continues to foster public trust in the vital work you do. Act now to keep your charity’s details up to date.

Blog by Punam McGookin, Head of Charity Services