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Keeping your charity’s domain name safe

Plain-English guidance on .uk and .org.uk domains for trustees and volunteers, based on Nominet, Charity Commission and NCSC guidance. We’re not a registrar and we don’t sell anything here.

Last reviewed 20 October 2026 · Written by the Zoib editorial team · Published by Web Designer Limited

About this guide: Domain Registrar UK is an impartial guide published by Web Designer Limited (trading as Zoib). We are not a domain registrar and we are not connected to Nominet or the Charity Commission. We don’t sell domains on this site or earn commission. More about us.

Five things every trustee board should know

  1. Whose name is the domain in? It should be the organisation’s, not a volunteer’s or the web designer’s.
  2. Who can log in? At least two people, with two-factor authentication.
  3. When does it expire? Auto-renew on, with a current card.
  4. Where do renewal reminders go? To a shared inbox, not one person’s.
  5. Who pays? Only your existing registrar. Ignore unexpected “renewal” invoices.

The guides

Who should be the registrant?

Why a charity’s domain should be registered to the organisation, not a volunteer, and how to set it up properly.

Renewals and expiry

How .UK renewals work, the expiry timeline, and how to make sure your charity never loses its domain.

Fake renewal notices & scams

How to spot fake domain renewal invoices, misleading offers and spoof ‘Nominet’ emails, and what to do.

Moving or transferring a domain

Switching registrar versus changing the registrant: the two different ‘transfers’, and how each works for .UK domains.

Domain security checklist

A one-page checklist for trustees: access, 2FA, renewals, records and who to call, linked to Charity Commission and NCSC guidance.

Who we are: this guide is published by Web Designer Limited, which runs Zoib, a UK web hosting and website company. Nothing here depends on using Zoib. We are not a domain registrar.

Questions people ask

Is this site a domain registrar?

No. Despite the name, Domain Registrar UK is an information site. To register or renew a .UK domain, Nominet recommends using a registrar; Nominet’s own site lists registrars when you search for a name.

Is this official Nominet or Charity Commission guidance?

No. It’s an independent summary that links to their official guidance, which takes precedence.

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