Reporting changes to your charity's details
You must report changes to your charity鈥檚 details to:
- the Charity Commission, if you鈥檙e registered with them
- HMRC, if your charity is recognised for tax purposes
You must keep your charity鈥檚 details up to date by law.
If you鈥檙e reporting changes to a community amateur sports club (CASC), you鈥檒l only need to tell HMRC.
The rules about reporting are different or .
Changes you must report
You must report any changes to the:
- name of the charity
- governing document
- contact details, address or bank account details
- people who run your charity, such as authorised officials and trustees
- way your charity operates - for example, what it does or its legal structure
Changes to a name or governing document
Read the rules for naming your charity and how to make changes to your governing document to check your change is allowed.
If your governing document contains your charity name as a clause, you must update the document before you change the name.
How to report
You can:
If you鈥檙e changing your charity鈥檚 name or governing document, the Charity Commission must agree the change before you tell HMRC.
You must wait 30 days after you鈥檝e told HMRC about a change before making any claims, for example for Gift Aid.
If your charity is an NHS charity or has a Royal Charter
The rules are different if you鈥檙e telling the Charity Commission about a change to an NHS charity or a charity with a Royal Charter.
You鈥檒l need to tell HMRC about the changes in the usual way.
If your charity is a company and you鈥檙e changing its name
You must report changes to a charitable company鈥檚 name in the following order: