The new list was created in response to a recommendation by the City Parochial Foundation. Its chief executive Bharat Mehta said: “As a charity which helps others grow and develop, we wanted a facility to help us make contact with newly registered charities more swiftly. The Commission’s response to our suggestion is a useful tool for a whole range of support and umbrella organisations out there – helping new charities join up with those who can help them on their journey as quickly as possible.”

The list can be found under the ‘about registered charities’ section at
www.charity-commission.gov.uk

Meanwhile, the Regulator has also published a revised timetable for the development of its advice and guidance on public benefit.

The key dates it has outlined are:

January 2008 - General public benefit guidance for all charities published

January-February 2008 - Start of three month consultations on draft supplementary guidance on public benefit for: charities for the prevention and relief of poverty; charities for the advancement of education; charities for the advancement of religion; and fee-charging charities

Late March 2008 - Expected date on which the public benefit provisions in the Charities Act 2006 come into force (sections 1, 2, 3 and 5)

July-December 2008 - Supplementary guidance on public benefit published

Late March 2009 - Charities will begin reporting on public benefit as part of their annual reports to the Commission from this date