# GuideStar

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/06/04/guidestar-482/
- Published: 2008-06-04T15:07:34+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

I see from the April 2008 newsletter from GuideStar that they are looking into some
very interesting developments ….

Over the next year GuideStar investigate the possibility of including charities 
registered in Northern Ireland in the GuideStar UK database as well as considering
the possibility of launching a standalone GuideStar Northern Ireland. The Charity
Commission for Northern Ireland is expected to be launched later in 2008, and will
undertake the registration and regulation of charities in Northern Ireland. This
GuideStar project is to be funded by Lloyds TSB foundation for Northern Ireland.

GuideStar are in discussions with Scottish regulator OSCR (www.oscr.org.uk) and 
others regarding the possible inclusion of charities registered in Scotland in GuideStar
UK, or a possible standalone GuideStar Scotland.

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The charity register for the Isle of Man, and the proposed (very limited) register
for Jersey may be considered by GuideStar in the future. www.gov.im/registries/courts/
charities/index.xml

Looking further afield, GuideStar International is undertaking a project to test
the feasibility of developing GuideStar systems in another four European countries(
not five, as stated in the newsletter). The project will receive funding from the
European Commission, and will be looking at the Republic of Ireland, the Netherlands,
Germany and Hungary. For more details go to www.guidestareurope.org.

To sign up for the GuideStar newsletter, go to http://guidestar.org.uk.

For information on researching overseas trusts, see a presentation I gave some time
ago on the prospect research email group filepage:

International Foundations RiF Spring 2007.ppt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prospect-
research-uk/files/

For (English language) charity and company registers closer to home, see a presentation
I gave some time ago on the Trusts & Statutory fundraisers group email group filepage:

“Rummaging in Registers” http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/trust_fundraising/files/

To access these presentations you will need to sign up for the relevant group.

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   23 June 2008)