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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 DECEMBER 2003
Charitable objects
3.1 TO ENCOURAGE, FOSTER, ASSIST AND PROMOTE SUCH ACTIVITIES OF WEST KENT HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED AS ARE CHARITABLE AND THOSE OF ANY SIMILAR ORGANISATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS SHALL BE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME;
3.2 THE PROMOTION OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN COMMUNITIES WITHIN SOUTHEAST ENGLAND WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SOCIAL HOUSING TENANTS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;
I. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT;
II. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT;
III. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;
IV. THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:
(A) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR
(B) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;
V. THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;
VI. THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;
VII. THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT;
VIII. THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE;
IX. THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME; AND
X. SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.
3.3 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CAPACITIES AND SKILLS OF THE INHABITANTS OF COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEAST ENGLAND WITH A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF SOCIAL HOUSING WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER ARE SOCIALLY AND/OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;
3.4 TO PROMOTE, FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND HARMONY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC, CULTURAL, OR AGE BACKGROUNDS AND BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY AND OTHER PERSONS.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
