# Regulator sees 98% payment rate of annual Fundraising Levy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/03/07/regulator-sees-98-payment-rate-of-annual-fundraising-levy/
- Published: 2023-03-07T13:38:09+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Almost all – 98% – of charities spending £100,000 or more a year on their fundraising
activities paid the Fundraising Levy last year, the Fundraising Regulator has announced.**

The voluntary levy is for charities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with
the [regulator’s](http://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk) year running from 1 September
2021 – 31 August 2022.

Charities outside the levy can also register with the regulator by paying an administrative
fee, and last year saw a 14% increase in the overall number of registrants, rising
to nearly 5,700. This was particularly noticeable amongst smaller charities, with
3,533 total registrations of organisations spending less than £100,000 on their 
fundraising – marking a 24% increase on the previous year.

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The regulator’s annual report also notes that its complaints caseload saw a 26% 
increase on the pre-pandemic year of 2019-20, and that it is dealing with an increasing
number of complex cases. In 2021/22, it had 1,056 incoming cases, up from 1,035 
cases in 2020/21, and 836 in 2019/20.

The report also reveals that awareness of the regulator has grown, to 1 in 5 members
of the public from 1 in 10 in 2019, and that there was a 10% increase in the volume
of Fundraising Preference Service suppressions compared to 2020/21, to over 6,000.

Last year saw changes made to the FPS following an independent review, including
an increase to the total number of charities that can be suppressed in a single 
online transaction from three to ten, and a new option to use the service on behalf
of someone who has died. 

Lord Toby Harris, Chair of the Fundraising Regulator, said:

> “This year continued to pose challenges for the charitable fundraising sector 
> with the coronavirus pandemic, Ukraine conflict and cost of living pressures affecting
> the fundraising landscape. I commend the generosity of the British public and 
> diligence of charities who have worked hard to maintain excellent standards whilst
> raising funds in this changing climate.
>  
> “As a regulator, our primary role is to protect the public. So it is encouraging
> to see an increasing public awareness of our work alongside a rising number of
> charities committing to legal, open, honest and respectful fundraising by registering
> with us. We look forward to further developing our proactive approach to regulation,
> so the public has confidence and trust in fundraising, and charitable fundraising
> can thrive.”

 * **[New ‘more proportionate’ approach to Fundraising Preference Service compliance announced](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/04/11/new-more-proportionate-approach-to-fundraising-preference-service-compliance-announced/)**(
   11 April 2024)
 * **[Why I am speaking out about the FPS](https://fundraising.co.uk/2015/10/28/why-i-am-speaking-out-about-fps/)**(
   28 October 2015)
 * **[NI Charity Commission launches briefing paper on fundraising regulation](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/02/18/ni-charity-commission-launches-briefing-paper-on-fundraising-regulation/)**(
   18 February 2016)