Charities - Charitable purpose

3 important questions on Charities - Charitable purpose

Which section of the Charities Act 2011 do charitable purposes fall in?

S. 3(1) of the Charities Act 2011.

Explain how the research was held to be charitable for the advancement of education (s3(1)(b) CA 2011) in (Re Hopkins Will trusts (1965))?

The testator gave the residue of their estate to the Francis Bacon Society Incorporated for the purpose of proving that Bacon was the author of the works of Shakespeare. It was held the purpose was educational because of its value to history and literature.

Explain why research in (McGovern v Attorney General (1982) was not charitable and contrast with (Re Hopkins)

Amnesty International sought charitable status for parts of the organisation. The charity failed because research into human rights was political in nature as the purpose was to alter the laws.

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