Charities (Income Source Statements) Bill

A Bill to require the Charity Commission to publish statistics of the proportion of income of each registered charity which is derived from public expenditure; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Commons

Last Updated

29 April 2022

In Plain English

AI-generated

This bill would require the Charity Commission to publish statistics showing, for each registered charity, what share of its income comes from public funding. It aims to improve transparency about charities’ funding sources and how much government money they receive.

Key Points

The Charity Commission would have a legal duty to publish data on the proportion of income that comes from public expenditure for every registered charity.
The information would be publicly available, helping people understand charities' funding sources.
The bill includes connected provisions to implement the data collection and publication, such as definitions and publication arrangements.

Who is affected?

Registered charitiesTrustees and staff of charitiesThe Charity Commission (England and Wales)Public funders (government departments and local authorities that provide funding to charities)The general public and researchers interested in charity funding data

Generated 21 February 2026

Updates & Documents

News (1)

Charities (Income Source Statements) Bill

8 Feb 2022

The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.

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