# Further improvements to the Charity Commission online register

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/06/08/further-improvements-charity-commission-online-register/
- Published: 2009-06-08T17:54:20+01:00
- Author: Finbar Cullen

A recent (free) Charity News Alert newsletter from Plaza Publishing (www.plazapublishing.
co.uk) reported that the Charity Commission has outlined further improvements to
its online register. The Commission has agreed to consider allowing charities with
income below £500,000 to have the option of completing part B of the annual return
and therefore having a full register display. Other plans include further improvements
to the search facility, options for comparing charities, and an improved range and
presentation of data. Apparently the Charity Commission is to evaluate the introduction
of an alert subscription service to notify users when chosen charities’ annual returns
or accounts are received.

 

It would be nice to be able to search by trustee/settler/patron, etc. While the 
register often (but not always) shows other charities that a trustee is involved
with, you can also get your favourite search engine to look for names for you. See
[my blog from the end of 2008](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/searching-charity-commission-website-trustees-patrons-beneficiaries-etc).

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All the best

 

Finbar Cullen

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