Accounts filing tool
Charity accounts filing deadline checker
Estimate the usual Charity Commission annual return deadline for a charity in England and Wales. The public GOV.UK guidance says charities must submit the annual return within 10 months of the financial year end; final responsibility still belongs to the charity and its official Charity Commission account.
Rule used10 monthsBased on public GOV.UK annual return guidance.
Best usePlanningUse for filing calendars and public-record review, not legal advice.
Official checkRequiredVerify live filings on the official register before relying on a record.
Data entryLocal onlyDates and income bands run in the browser and are not submitted.
1. Enter filing context
This calculator is for planning and public-source review. It does not submit accounts, determine compliance, or replace the Charity Commission online service.
Official sources to verify
- Prepare a charity annual return on GOV.UK for current Charity Commission guidance.
- Charity Commission public register for live public records, finance information, accounts history, trustees, and regulatory information.
- UK charity number lookup to search this site's selected imported sample before opening the official record.
How to use the result
- Use the estimated date to plan trustee approval, accounts preparation, independent examination or audit work, filing, and public-record review.
- For donor or grant research, treat late or missing filings as a question to verify at the official register, not as a standalone judgement.
- For charity operations, use the Charity Commission online service and professional advice where accounts, audit, company, tax, or restricted-fund questions matter.
- Keep source URLs, filing dates, accounts period, and decision owner with any donation, grant, procurement, or partnership record.