Practical Law UK Glossary 1-506-5279 (Approx. 8 pages)
Glossary
Registered charity
A charity that is registered with the Charity Commission (Commission). Its details are entered in the register of charities maintained by the Commission and it is conclusively presumed to be a charity when it is on the register (subject to rectification) (section 37(1), Charities Act 2011 (ChA 2011)).
The charity trustees of a charity that fulfil the criteria for registration have a duty to apply to the Commission to register it as a charity (section 35(1), ChA 2011).
A charity must register with the Commission unless one of the following applies: