# Prospect Research Blog – an introduction

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/08/26/prospect-research-blog-introduction/
- Published: 2006-08-26T10:46:15+01:00
- Author: Finbar Cullen

Greetings

Welcome to this prospect research blog. I hope that it is of interest to you. If
not, please let me know. If you do find it of interest, **please** let me know.

I was at a conference a few months ago and I spotted a Charity Commission stall.
I wandered over and started chatting to the member of staff about the Charity Commission
website – how it is good to see the continuing improvements … were they likely to
incorporate search facilities available with Guidestar UK … what improvements they
might have in mind, etc.

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Apparently the sorts of changes they are looking at are searches by:

geographical area of operation in which a charity operates

income range

date charity registered

date charity removed

classification (purpose, beneficiary and mode of operation)

These facilities are in addition to the current ones available and you will be able
to search by a combination of any or all of the above

The Charity Commission hope to have this up and running this year but this may be
delayed into 2007. At present there is no commitment to introduce a search by individual
trustee name. For now, it is a case of ‘watch this space ‘ !

Laters

Finbar Cullen

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