What is GuideStar UK?
GuideStar UK was set up in 2003 to promote the UK’s voluntary and community sector by creating a website to provide comprehensive information about UK charities and their activities. The organisation was established in response to the 2002 Cabinet Office Strategy Unit Report. The report found that the level of information available to the public on charities was inadequate. In December 2005, GuideStar UK launched the UK’s most comprehensive web-based encyclopaedia of registered charities – bringing together existing information in one place for the first time, displayed in a way that is easy to read and understand. In September 2007 GuideStar UK merged with another UK charity Civil Society Systems to form GuideStar International – opens new browser window.
