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 16/06/1999
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/07/2000
AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 01/09/2015
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED ARE TO :-
(I) RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING AND TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, COLOUR, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX) WHO HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED, WHO HAVE GONE MISSING, OR WHO HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN EXPLOITED BY:
- PROMOTING COMPLIANCE WITH AND UPHOLDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW IN PARTICULAR AS IT GOVERNS THE INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS;
- ASSISTING IN THE TRACKING AND LOCATING OF MISSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS WORLD-WIDE AND BY ENHANCING ON AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEM OF MISSING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS AND OF THE EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS;
- CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO NATURE, EXTENT, AND EFFECT OF AND ISSUES SURROUNDING THE INTERNATIONAL ABDUCTION OF CHILDREN;
- PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS, AGENCIES AND GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THE TRACKING AND LOCATING OF MISSING CHILDREN WORLD-WIDE.
(II) PROTECT AND ENCOURAGE THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS FROM EXPLOITATION AND VICTIMISATION ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WITHOUT DIFFERENTIATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, NATIONALITY, CREED OR SEX;
(III) RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE COMPANY MAY DECIDE.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
