Charities Regulator Registration Support

Charities Regulator registration support in Ireland helps organisations prepare and guide their registration application. Every charity operating in Ireland must be registered with the Charities Regulator. A solicitor would review your governing document, helps set out your charitable purposes and public benefit, prepares the application content, and advise on trustee duties and ongoing reporting obligations.

The price shown is the full professional fee for the service as described, and any third-party or State fees are listed separately where they apply. If your matter needs more than this service covers, a solicitor would explain the options before any further work is done.

What’s included

• Review of your governing document
• Help setting out your charitable purposes and public benefit
• Preparation of the application content
• Advice on trustee duties and ongoing reporting obligations
• Self-complete template with guidance notes — you fill it in yourself
• Documents tailored to Irish law and your circumstances, delivered by email
• A written summary of the key points and anything you need to do afterwards

Who this is for

• New voluntary organisations
• Existing organisations that need to regularise registration
• Community groups becoming charities
• Trustees unsure about their duties

How it works

1. Find a solicitor through the Law Society of Ireland’s Find a Solicitor directory and send them the basic details and any existing documents or correspondence.
2. Complete a short questionnaire about your circumstances.
3. A solicitor would then review your documents and prepares the application content.
4. The completed work is delivered to you by email, with plain-English notes on what to do next.

Frequently asked questions

How much does charity registration support cost in Ireland?

This page is a free guide — nothing on it is for sale. Solicitors set their own fees for this work and must give you a written costs estimate (a section 150 letter) before starting. Get quotes through the Law Society of Ireland’s Find a Solicitor directory.

Does every charity in Ireland need to register?

Yes. Charities operating in Ireland must register with the Charities Regulator.

What is public benefit?

A charity’s purposes must be for the public benefit, which the Regulator considers when assessing registration.

For more on charities and non-profits, see our Charity & Non-Profit in Ireland guide.

If you would like to be told when solicitor services are available again on this site, you can join our no-fee waiting list. To instruct a solicitor now, use the Law Society of Ireland’s Find a Solicitor directory.