In Re Royal Society’s Charitable Trusts

Subject Matter

CHARITY — Scheme — Jurisdiction to sanction — Single body of trustees of numerous charities — Separate trust funds — Application by trustees to combine funds into one fund — Application to enlarge scope of permissible investments — Jurisdiction of court to sanction such applications by way of scheme — Special jurisdiction confined to charities.

TRUST AND TRUSTEE — Variation of trusts — Jurisdiction of Chancery Division — Permissible investments.