Display of trustee legal names on the charity register
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How to apply to remove a trustee's legal name from public display on the charity register in England and Wales (known as a dispensation).
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
How to apply to remove a trustee's legal name from public display on the charity register in England and Wales (known as a dispensation). Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Changes to public display names on the register
- Why trustee names are displayed on the charity register
- Display of a charity contact address on the register
- Who can apply for a dispensation
- How to apply for a dispensation
- Dispensation reviews
- How we make a dispensation decision
- Example case 1
- Example case 2
- Example case 3
- Example case 4
- Names displayed in charity accounts and trustees' annual reports
- Names displayed in governing documents
- New charities
- Registered charities
Source and licence
The Charity Commission
AttributionThe Charity Commission, ‘Display of trustee legal names on the charity register’ (updated 9 February 2024), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026