Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/01/1971
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/06/2007
NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29/06/2011
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/08/2012
Charitable objects
(1) TO CONSERVE AND PRESERVE THE SS GREAT BRITAIN IN THE GREAT WESTERN DOCKYARD FOR ALL TIME FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS A SHIP OF HISTORIC AND SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND TO PLACE THE SAME UPON PUBLIC DISPLAY AS A MUSEUM ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL.
(2) TO INCREASE THE SUM OF PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF MARITIME & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & SCIENCE; MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY & SOCIAL HISTORY; THE LIFE AND WORKS OF I.K. BRUNEL AND HIS HISTORIC CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE IN THE MODERN WORLD; AND TO COLLECT, CONSERVE, AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE AS A MUSEUM, ARTEFACTS AND SPECIMENS THAT DEMONSTRATE AND REFLECT A TANGIBLE LINK WITH THE PAST AND PRESENT OF THOSE SUBJECT AREAS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
