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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Example Sentences

From the Report of the Charity Commissioners it appears that the Goldsmiths' charitable funds, exclusive of gifts by Sir Martin Bowes, amount to £2,013 per annum.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

The Charity Commissioners had been asked for their advice, and had expressly stipulated that the temporary office should not carry with it any freehold.

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

A clause was added, empowering the Charity Commissioners, from time to time, to order any part of the income to be applied to special purposes, as they might think desirable.

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

The reverend gentleman was interrupted by a messenger, who informed him that the Charity Commissioners requested his presence at the inn, where they were holding a sitting.

From Crotchet Castle by Peacock, Thomas Love

Besides all this, the people of South London are preparing to establish three Technical Institutes, with the help of the Charity Commissioners; and, if possible, to secure the Albert Palace for a Battersea Institute.

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by VII, Edward