THE DRIGG CHARITY

Registered charity 504289 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trustees shall manage the resources of the Drigg Charity for charitable purposes for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Drigg & Carleton Parish for which provision is not made out of rates, taxes or other public funds

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE CLEAR INCOME AND AT ITS DISCRETION THE WHOLE OR PART OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF THE ANCIENT PARISH OF DRIGG FOR WHICH PROVISION IS NOT MADE OUT OF RATES, TAXES OR OTHER PUBLIC FUNDS.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF DRIGG.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total available funds increased to £548,125.12 by March 2026, with unrestricted reserves comprising the majority of this balance across multiple bank accounts. The charity reported a surplus for the year, with total income of £78,738.96 exceeding total expenditure of £33,019.90. The independent examiner confirmed that bookkeeping records were well maintained and reconciled with bank statements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Paul Giggchair
• Christie Michael Usher
• Drigg & Carleton Parish Council · trustee of 1 other charity
• ELAINE GIGG · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elaine Jill Korwin-Granford

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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