This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Voluntary Service Review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Carolei, Domenico: Charity self-regulation: a commentary on the NCVO's Code of Ethics 2018, Voluntary Sector Review, Volume 10, Number 1, March 2019, pp. 59-67(9) is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1332/204080519X15478198972992