Charity Commissioners

British  

plural noun

1. (in Britain) members of a commission constituted to keep a register of charities and control charitable trusts

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Charity Commissioners

The charity still remains, but its scheme has been to some extent modified by the Charity Commissioners.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

Potation Day was celebrated to the usual accompaniment of Figs until the year 1860, when the Charity Commissioners objected to it and to the Governors' dinners as a waste of trust funds.

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen

In later times, however, by virtue of the Charitable Trusts Acts, the Board of Charity Commissioners acquired the power of making appointments of new Trustees, and also of removing Trustees.

From The Annals of Willenhall by Hackwood, Frederick William

The case was submitted to the Charity Commissioners, no reply however was ever received from the Champion, and after a delay of 25 years, the matter was allowed to drop. 

From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by Walter, James Conway

The Charity Commissioners had been approached first in 1862, by Mr. Blakiston, and, after he had been supported by the Governing Body, the matter received official attention.

From A History of Giggleswick School From its Foundation, 1499 to 1912 by Bell, Edward Allen