▁the ▁Char ity ▁Commission ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁unless ▁they ▁are ▁an ▁" ex empt " ▁or ▁" except ed " ▁char ity . ▁For ▁companies , ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁will ▁normally ▁apply ▁if ▁the ▁company ▁itself ▁is ▁registered ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁In ▁other ▁cases , ▁if ▁the ▁gover ning ▁document ▁does ▁not ▁make ▁it ▁clear , ▁the ▁law ▁which ▁applies ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁organization ▁is ▁most ▁connected . ▁ ▁When ▁an ▁organization ' s ▁income ▁does ▁not ▁exceed ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁register ▁as ▁a ▁char ity ▁with ▁the ▁Char ity ▁Commission ▁for ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁It ▁can , ▁however , ▁register ▁as ▁a ▁char ity ▁with ▁H M ▁Re venue ▁and ▁Custom s ▁for ▁tax ▁purposes ▁only . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁mand atory ▁registration ▁level , ▁to ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁The ▁Char ities ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁smaller ▁char ities ▁can ▁be ▁reli ant ▁upon ▁H M RC ▁recognition ▁to ▁evidence ▁their ▁char itable ▁purpose ▁and ▁confirm ▁their ▁not - for - pro fit ▁principles . ▁ ▁Some ▁char ities ▁which ▁are ▁called ▁ex empt ▁char ities ▁are ▁not ▁required ▁to ▁register ▁with ▁the ▁Char ity ▁Commission ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁subject ▁to ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁Char ity ▁Commission ' s ▁super vis ory ▁powers . ▁These ▁char ities ▁include ▁most ▁univers ities ▁and ▁national ▁museum s ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁educational ▁institutions . ▁Other