Between April 2020 and March 2021, the regulator conducted compliance work involving 48 charities who were found to be ‘double defaulters’.

Double defaulters are charities that have defaulted on their statutory obligations to meet reporting requirements by failing to file their annual documents two or more times in the last five years.

The Charity Commission worked with 23 charities at the pre-inquiry stage which accounted for £14.2m with 25 at the inquiry stage which accounted for £8.6m. The 25 charities have now submitted their outstanding annual reports and continue to operate as a charity.

The Commission also revealed that 19 charities were found to have ceased to exist or did not operate and were therefore removed from the register of charities.