Grant application by charity

Trusts Discussion
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T has died and her executors are deceased. The sole residuary beneficiary is an incorporated charity (private limited company by guarantee). The charity is not a trust corporation but given automatic trust corporation status under s32 Charities Act 2022.

The charity will need to apply for the Grant of Letters of Administration with Will annexed via PA1P. As part of the application the charity can state its automatic trust corporation status by referring to the above section. Is there anything else the Probate Registry may want to see?

Many thanks in advance for your help.

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I managed to get an answer from the Probate Registry:

When the charity makes the paper application on form PA1P (using the charity’s own name), it should state the legislation that grants automatic trust corporation status (s32 Charities Act 2022) on the front of the form. It should also send a cover letter with this information. This type of application will be dealt with by a specialist team and they will get in touch if they need any further information.