The Charity Commission
Did you know that you can easily find out whether a charity is transparent by meeting its legal duty to report on its activities and finances?
Using the register of charities advanced search, select Charities with latest documents overdue and then filter by local authority area.
If you encounter a charity that is not up to date with its reporting, challenge the trustees and consider carefully before committing to give them financial assistance.
From time to time, the commission will give a snapshot of which charities in a particular area are in default. Charities who wish to query their entry can contact the commission on 0300 066 9197.
For example, on 14 January 2016 the following charities which state that they operate in the Sefton Council area of Merseyside (where one of the commissions offices is based) were not up to date with their filing:
- AHL Albeit Community Charitable Trust (1136318)
- Ashton Memorial Fund (225565)
- Bedford Rd Community Centre (1029222)
- Bootle and North Liverpool Swimming Club (1112780)
- British Arab Community (1113999)
- Brook Lea Resource Centre Parents/Friends Support Group (1089132)
- C.A.S.P.A.R.S, Care Around School,Play and Recreation Scheme (1064861)
- Captains Green Community Association (1020639)
- Celtic Heritage (1018741)
- Central Service Charity Fund (1049310)
- Charities Administered I C W King George V College (526711)
- Chesnut Grove Parent Support Group (1038347)
- Christian Community Support Ltd (1148851)
- Council for Information on Tranquillisers, Antidepressants & Painkillers (519334)
- Create Liverpool Ltd. (1051743)
- Crosby Childminding Group (1052250)
- Elect (1104113)
- Fazakerley Special Needs Project (1022114)
- Friends of English Martyrs School Association (507375)
- Friends of Liverpool Monuments (1120179)
- Friends of Rowan Park School (511943)
- Friends of The Merseyside Society For Deaf People (1068244)
- Halton Phab Club (1059440)
- Hindu Cultural Organisation (261646)
- Holy Trinity Recreation Ground Limited (510636)
- L M S Locomotive Trust (508318)
- Liverpool Epilepsy Association & Friends (1103265)
- Living Faith Fellowship Trust (1054123)
- Merseyside Association of Ghanaians (1001310)
- Merseyside Bangladesh Association (1078630)
- Merseyside Tamil School (1101808)
- Northfield Sports Association (1129377)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Home School Association (1042258)
- Pennington Road Community Association (1104140)
- Restart Trust (1150935)
- Sefton Extra (1152669)
- Shetland Rescue (514964)
- Shoreline Extra (1152256)
- Speke/Garston Young Persons Internet Drop-In Centre (1071934)
- St Annes Parents Association (1044995)
- St Josephs Retreat at Medjugorje (1116042)
- St Omers Trust (508771)
- St. Johns School, Waterloo, Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (11422