General Information – Drigg Charity

General Information – Drigg Charity

Drigg & Carleton Charity & Funds

The Drigg Charity the overarching body that administers and manages all the funds (The Drigg Charity (original), Drigg & Carleton Community Fund and the Drigg & Carleton Bursary Fund) and is a registered charity and it has 11 trustees – 8 serving Drigg & Carleton Parish Councillors and at least two independent persons from the community, along with one Official (Secretary) & a dedicated treasurer.

The aims of the Drigg Charity are to support and enhance community life in the Drigg and Carleton Parish (subsidising social events for young and old, improving the local environment, supporting access to education and skills training).

The Drigg Charity currently meet monthly excluding August,  no minutes, accounts  are published locally as it is not a public body however for the latest audited accounts, minutes are  available on the Charity Commission website.

www.charitycommission.gov.uk (search for Drigg).

Charity number (504289)

The Drigg Charity administers two funds on behalf of the community: –

  • The Drigg and Carleton community fund / Drigg Charity
  • The Bursary Fund