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KIRKBY CHARITIES |
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The Kirkby Ireleth Ecclesiastical Charity Reg Charity No 1020880 The Kirkby Ireleth Education Charity Reg Charity No 1020122 The Kirkby Ireleth Relief in Need Charity Reg Charity No 1020125
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TRUSTEES |
Mr. F. T. Wayles, Fairbourne, Askew Gate | 889 374 | |||||||||
| Mr. H. R. Saunders, Hill Farm, Grizebeck | 889 286 | ||||||||||
| Mr. M. McPherson, 1, Combe Crescent | 889 382 | ||||||||||
| Mr. D. Anderson, Coney Glen, Sandside | 889 526 | ||||||||||
| Mr. W. Todd, 1, Long Row, Marshside | 889 654 | ||||||||||
| Mrs. M. Coward, Cart House Farm, Soutergate | 889 203 | ||||||||||
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CLERK |
Mr. A. Laisby | 889 393 | |||||||||
History and Criteria
In 1993 the Charity Commission announced that it was to conduct
a full review of the Register of Charities, it had been aware for
some time that many of the Charities on its Register were no
longer functioning and that many others were operating with
governing instruments that did not comply with the recent Charity
Act. It must be said that the Charity Register at the time also
was not entirely accurate and contained many errors. Trying to
rectify several such errors led to lengthy correspondence, which
began in 1991, between the Charity Commission and the Trustees of
the Village Charities. Looking back at the correspondence in which
both sides grew increasingly frustrated with the other in an
attempt to resolve errors, made many years previously, it was
obvious that the Kirkby Charities were in need of a review. This led to a gentleman from the Charity Commission's Liverpool
office coming to the village to talk to the Trustees and convince
them that there was nothing to be feared from a more modern
governing instrument and that it would offer them greater
flexibility and prevent them having to bend the rules in order to
administer the Charities in future. A major concern to the
Trustees at the time was that the Charities were an important part
of the history of the village and the desire was that this should
be preserved if possible. This proved virtually impossible to
achieve within the construct of a new Trust Deed so the Clerk was
charged with writing a brief history of the Charities and an
explanation of the changes being implemented. This was then
circulated with the Caller, so that at least people had some idea
of what was happening to the Charities. This history of the
Charities offers a more complete overview. When apportioning the resources of the six old Charities into
the three new Charities particular attention was paid to the
original aims of the old Charities. This is how 3/11 of the old
Hallsteads Charity became the Kirkby Ireleth Ecclesiastical
Charity, the sole beneficiary of which is St Cuthbert’s
Parochial Church Council who received the sum of £850 in 2017. The Kirkby Ireleth Educational Charity consists of 30% of the
old Wilson & Holmes Charity 50% of the old John Dodgson
Charity and the entire old Joseph Coulton Charity, the principal
beneficiary of which is Burlington School who received the sum of
£500 in 2017. The rather arcane title of the Kirkby Ireleth Relief in Need
Charity came from the Charity Commission and consists of 70% of
the old Wilson & Holmes Charity, 50% of the old John Dodgson
Charity, 8/11 of the old Hallsteads Charity and the entire old
John Postlethwaite and Margaret Postlethwaite Charities. In 2017
the sum of £30 was given at Christmas to 137 older residents in
the Parish of Kirkby Ireleth. Currently to be eligible for an
award a recipient should have reached the age of 70 years and
have been resident in the village for at least two years. Only one
award per household is made and the awards are reviewed each year
and cease when a recipient leaves the village.
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