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Public methodology

How CharityWatch interprets public charity data

CharityWatch helps donors, journalists, grantmakers, trustees, and researchers interpret public charity records responsibly. The platform highlights review signals for human consideration; it does not prove wrongdoing and does not replace official regulator records.

Effective from 5 May 2026

Publication version for the CharityWatch service. Operational details may be updated as the service develops.

Operating details

These details identify the current CharityWatch operating contacts for users, charities, reporters, and customers. Formal company, VAT, or regulator details will be displayed here where they become applicable to the operating entity.

Operator

CharityWatch, a UK charity integrity monitoring platform at charitywatch.co.uk.

General contact

[email protected]

Privacy contact

[email protected]

Corrections and right of reply

[email protected]

Reports and refund contact

[email protected]

What a review signal means

A review signal is a neutral prompt for further checking. It may arise from filing delays, governance changes, unusual financial movement, missing information, public status changes, or data-quality issues. A signal is not an accusation and should never be presented as proof of fraud, misconduct, mismanagement, or legal breach.

Green

No prominent public-data issue has been detected in the current review context.

Amber

One or more public records may deserve further human review before relying on the charity profile.

Red

A material public-data concern, repeated pattern, or official status issue may need urgent verification against original sources.

Sources used first

CharityWatch prioritises official and open data sources, beginning with the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, full-register downloads, annual-return data, public charity filings, charity websites where relevant, and later Scottish, Northern Irish, and grants-data sources where appropriate.

Human review and context

CharityWatch records should retain source links, timestamps, and explanations wherever possible. Important decisions should be checked against official registers, the charity's own reporting, and any relevant context before action is taken.

Corrections and right of reply

Charities, users, and affected individuals may flag apparent data errors, outdated imports, misleading presentation, or incomplete context. A confirmed CharityWatch processing error should be corrected; an official-source error may need to be corrected by the original publisher first.

References and source guidance