Guild v IRC

Guild v IRC
CourtHouse of Lords
Full case name Guild v Commissioners of Inland Revenue
Decided27 February 1992
TranscriptBailii transcript[1]
Case history
Prior actionCourt of Session
Court membership
Judges sittingLord Keith of Kinkel
Lord Roskill
Lord Griffiths
Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle
Lord Lowry
Case opinions
Lord Keith of Kinkel
Keywords
charitable trusts
public benefit
recreational charities

Guild v IRC was an English trusts law case dealing with charitable trusts which confirmed that recreational facilities open to the public could be valid charities.

  1. ^ Guild v Inland Revenue Commissioners [1990] UKHL 10, [1992] 2 AC 310 (27 February 1992), House of Lords