What is the purpose of the section on Charity Classification?
We ask charities to classify themselves using three headings. These describe WHAT the charity does, WHO you help, and HOW you operate. This makes it easier for potential donors, beneficiaries and others to find the charities they want on the Register of Charities. We display the classifications you have previously chosen. Please check these, and if the details are incorrect or incomplete please amend on your paper form by ticking the relevant boxes next to each classification. The classifications are broad categories that we cannot tailor to suit individual charities, so we will not update our records from any manual amendments you make to the text. There is provision elsewhere on your form, however, to explain more fully what you do, under the section headed Charity activities. You should select at least one category under each of the three classification headings to describe your charity’s activities. These classifications will be made public.
