Charities with income over �100,000 could have to pay for the Commission, says Shawcross

Charities with income over �100,000 could have to pay for the Commission, says Shawcross: William Shawcross, chair of the Charity Commission, has suggested that charities with an income of more than �100,000 should have to contribute to the regulator's funding.

Speaking at a public meeting in Manchester yesterday Shawcross said: “One of the things that we are considering, given the fall in funding from the Treasury, is whether or not we should ask charities – big charities, not small charities, starting with charities over �100,000 - to contribute towards the financing of their regulator.”