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Register as a Charity (optional)
Registration as a charity in Singapore is a separate process from legal registration as a company/organisation.  Some organisations should register themselves as charities if their objectives are aligned as such.  Charity registration is open to Societies, Companies Limited by Guarantee, or Trusts whose purposes fall into 4 main categories:

The relief of poverty

The advancement of education

The advancement of religion

Other purposes beneficial to the community with the following purposes explicitly recognised as charitable:

1. The advancement of health
2. The advancement of citizenship or
   community development
3. The advancement of arts, heritage or science
4. The advancement of environmental protection
   or improvement
5. The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age,
   ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantages; and
6. The advancement of animal welfare

All charities in Singapore are governed by the Charities Act. Details of the conditions, application process and the application forms can be found on the Singapore government's Charity Portal Website.

Should I register as a charity?

My organisation is not exclusively charitable, but does perform a social/environmental good.  Should it be a charity?

How much reporting is there for Charities?

An annual report must be submitted within 6 months from the end of the financial year.  A Statement of Account should be part of the Annual Report for charities whose income or expenditure exceeds $250,000 in the current year or either of the previous two financial years.

The accounts must be audited by an approved external auditor.  In addition, details of the trustees are to be submitted one month after the Annual General Meeting.

The regulations surrounding annual reporting for Charities can be found here.