Charity Commission

The Charity Commission is established by law as the regulator and registrar for charities in England and Wales. Their aim is to provide the best possible regulation of charities in England and Wales in order to increase charities' effectiveness and public confidence and compensation recovery, social security and living abroad and the Child Support Agency

www.charity-commission.gov.uk

Department of Trade and Industry

This site aims to reflect DTI's work programme and is used as a key resource in communicating with the UK business, industry and scientific communities.

www.dti.gov.uk

Companies House

The main functions of Companies House are to:

• incorporate and dissolve limited companies;
• examine and store company information delivered under the Companies Act and related legislation; and
• make this information available to the public

www.companieshouse.co.uk

HMRC

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) was formed on the 18 April 2005, following the merger of Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise Departments. We are here to ensure the correct tax is paid at the right time, whether this relates to payment of taxes received by the department or entitlement to benefits paid.

www.hmrc.gov.uk