Almost 200 complaints made about potentially bogus charities in Ireland 

Patrick Hopkins, chairperson, and Helen Martin, chief executive of the Charities Regulator, at the publication its annual report 2021. Picture: Maxwells

The charities regulator of Ireland has said charities need to do more to boost public confidence after more than one in three failed to file their annual reports on time last year. 

In a report released on Wednesday, the regulator revealed only 64% of registered charities managed to file their annual reports within 10 months of the end of their financial year.