Charity Commission updates guidance on public benefit

Charity Commission updates guidance on public benefit: he commission has launched a three-month consultation on the amended version

Charities will need to demonstrate that they provide public benefit through their stated purposes rather than their activities, according to revised guidelines from the Charity Commission.

The commission, which today launched a three-month consultation on the amended public benefit guidance, now says that it is only necessary for an organisation to have charitable purposes to be identifed as a charity.