Incorporation
Register your charity with CAIPO — establishing legal recognition for institutions established for charitable objects and the public benefit.
Registration of a Charity
This form is for registration of a Charity. There is no separate name reservation form — name allocation and registration are done through this form. Once approved, the name is allocated and added to CAIPO’s approved names repository.
Filing fee: NIL
Legislation
Charities Act, Cap. 243
An Act to provide for the registration and regulation of charities in Barbados.
Frequently Asked Questions
A charity is an institution established for charitable objects, for the public benefit, and subject to the control of the High Court. (s.2 Charities Act, Cap. 243)
Relief of poverty, suffering, and disability; advancement of education and religion; promotion of public aesthetic taste; and other purposes beneficial to the community. (s.3)
Yes. Under s.5(6)(a), trustees of a charity are required to apply for registration unless the charity is exempt.
Exempt charities listed in the First Schedule; charities excepted by the Attorney General; charities with no permanent endowment and annual income not exceeding BDS $100.
Under s.6, unregistered charities cannot claim tax exemptions. Information may be shared with the Commissioner of Inland Revenue.
Submit the application form along with the trust deed or constitution/by-laws of the charity.
Name of the charity, date of establishment, objects, registered address, details of trustees, secretary, treasurer, bank, auditor, properties, and PEP (Politically Exposed Person) disclosures.
- Register the charity
- Notify the Registrar of any changes
- Keep proper accounts
- Prepare annual statements
- Preserve records for 7 years
- Transmit statements within one month of the end of the financial year
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