Registered Charities In Jersey - November 2019

Jersey's innovative system of charity registration opened on 1 May 2018 and:

• offers two alternative categories of registration, with the choice impacting on the accessibility of information on the public register;
• provides for registration to be voluntary, albeit relevant in determining entitlement to certain charitable tax reliefs and to the use of the term "charity".

Jersey is an attractive choice of jurisdiction in which to establish philanthropic structures for a variety of reasons. Chief among these are that the Island offers:

• stability (politically, economically and geographically);
• a robust and highly regarded regulatory regime;
• a well-respected judicial system with adherence to the rule of law;