Charities and community groups

Find out about the work of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI), the new independent regulator of charities in Northern Ireland. You can also find out more about how to access funding for voluntary and community groups here.

The Charity Commission

The Charity Commission is responsible for ensuring Northern Ireland has a dynamic and well governed charities sector, in which the public can have confidence. In meeting this responsibility, the Commission works towards six main aims:

• increasing public trust in charities
• promoting awareness and understanding of the operation of the public benefit requirement
• promoting compliance by charity trustees with their legal obligations in exercising control and management of the administration of their charities
• promoting the effective use of charitable resources
• enhancing the accountability of charities to donors, beneficiaries and the public
• managing the Commission as an effective and efficient non-departmental public body

For further information on the work of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, visit the Commission's website:

• Charity Commission Northern Ireland website