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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

Parliament last updated

29 April 2022

In Plain English

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The Charities (Income Source Statements) Bill would require the Charity Commission to publish statistics showing what share of each registered charity’s income comes from public expenditure. It would mean the public can see, for every charity, how much funding comes from government or other public funds. The measure also covers connected purposes outlined in the Bill.

Key Points

  • The Charity Commission would publish statistics on the proportion of income derived from public expenditure for each registered charity.
  • Data would be published publicly and would apply to all registered charities.
  • The aim is to improve transparency about charities’ funding sources and inform public debate and policy.

Who is affected?

Registered charities in the UKThe Charity Commission and its staffMembers of the public, researchers, journalists and policymakers who use charity funding dataPublic funding bodies and other government funders that provide money to charities

Generated 21 February 2026

Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

7 Feb 2022

2nd readingCommons

6 May 2022

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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.