Mergers and closures

The Commission's guidance for charities on merging or closing their charity explains the legal requirements for charities that are considering merging or closing. It also sets out the steps charities should follow to notify the Commission about a merger or, for registered charities, a closure.

Use the online Update of register of mergers: notification form  to notify the Commission of a merger so that it can be entered onto the online register of mergers.

Use the online Notifying the Commission of the closure of a registered charity: form to notify the Commission of the closure of a registered charity.