# Fundraising Regulator publishes guidance to help with Charities Act reporting requirements - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/01/15/fundraising-regulator-publishes-guidance-to-help-with-charities-act-reporting-requirements/ - Published: 2020-01-15T10:31:06+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **The Fundraising Regulator has today (15 January) published guidance to help charities comply with the fundraising reporting requirements in the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016.** Under the Act, charities are required to provide a statement on fundraising in their annual reports. However, [Fundraising Regulator](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/) analysis of 106 annual reports filed with the Charity Commission found that only 40% of charities included a fundraising statement that met requirements. Common issues included: ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) * limited detail about how fundraising campaigns are run and managed, including who carries out the work * failure to demonstrate how the Code of Fundraising Practice is used to guide their work * a lack of thorough description about fundraising carried out on behalf of the organisation * frequent omission of the number of complaints received * limited explanation of how vulnerable people are protected in the organisations’ fundraising work Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Fundraising Regulator, said: > “Although our review has highlighted a low level of compliance with The Charities > Act 2016 in terms of fundraising statements, we recognise that this is the first > year of reporting in this manner. We are committed to working with charities, > especially those with lower fundraising budgets, to promote better practice in > reporting and the importance of providing a comprehensive statement.” To this end, the Regulator’s [Good practice guidance on reporting your fundraising](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/more-from-us/resources/charities-protection-and-social-investment-act-2016-good-practice-guidance) includes information on: * what the fundraising statement should consist of * examples of a fully compliant report * expectations from the Charity Commission * what charities can expect from auditors and independent examiners Chief Executive of the Fundraising Regulator, Gerald Oppenheim, added: > “This first year of reporting gives us valuable insight into common issues arising > in charities’ fundraising statements. This is an important opportunity for the > sector to come together to ensure that everyone is being held accountable to increase > standards of reporting across the board.” Peter Lewis, Chief Executive of the Institute of Fundraising, also commented, saying: > “As the report makes clear, it’s important that charities complete their fundraising > statements as part of compliance with The Charities Act 2016. > “The levels of compliance are a good start given charities were responding to > new legislation, but of course this needs to improve in future years. This means > fundraisers working with their CEOs and trustees to help ensure they meet all > the requirements. > “We welcome the new guidance and will work with our members, ACEVO and NCVO to > improve compliance in the future.” * **[Only 4 in 10 annual reports include statement on monitoring third-party fundraising](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/09/14/only-4-in-10-annual-reports-include-statement-on-monitoring-third-party-fundraising/)**( 14 September 2020) * **[CRUK shares cautious optimism for future with release of annual report](https://fundraising.co.uk/2021/07/22/cruk-shares-cautious-optimism-for-future-with-release-of-annual-report/)**( 22 July 2021) * **[Charities urged to have their say on Annual Return changes](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/06/10/charities-urged-to-have-their-say-on-annual-return-changes/)**( 10 June 2022) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)