Charity Summaries (SIRs)

The purpose of the Summary Information Return (SIR) is to provide the public with better information about the work of charities. It is designed to give a summary of a charity’s aims, activities and achievements and to enable charities to explain the factors that have affected their performance during the year.

The SIR was introduced by the Charity Commission in 2005, following extensive development and consultation with the sector and in response to an earlier Government report (Private Action, Public Benefit. Strategy Unit, September 2002), which identified a lack of accessible and relevant information about charities.

The SIR forms part of the Annual Return that charities with an income exceeding £1million have to complete and submit to the Commission.

You can view a charity’s SIR by clicking the link on its Register entry.

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Guidance for charities on how to complete their Annual Return and SIR is available at our About Annual Returns homepage.