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Related glossary definitions

Charity

A charity is an institution which is established for charitable purposes only and falls to be subject to the control of the High Court in the exercis

Charity proceedings

Proceedings in any court in England or Wales brought under the court s jurisdiction with respect to charities or brought under the court s jurisdict

Charity trustees

Charity trustees are defined by the Charities Act 2011 s 177 to mean the persons having the general control and management of the administration of

Exempt charity

A charity listed in the Charities Act 2011 Sch 3 or any other charity which legislation declares to be exempt

Permanent endowment

Permanent endowment means in relation to any charity property held subject to a restriction on its being expended for the purposes of the charity

Public benefit

A purpose is not a charitable purpose unless it falls within the purposes set out in section 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and it is directed to the pu

Register of charity mergers

The Charities Act 2011 requires the Charity Commission to maintain a register of charity mergers

Relief of poverty

A purpose recognised as capable of being a charitable purpose by the Charities Act 2011 and the law as it stood before the coming into force of that

Special trust

For the purposes of the Charities Act 2011 special trust means property which is held and administered by or on behalf of a charity for any special

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