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.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Jun 2019
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:
1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE AND ALSO COMMUNICATION SKILLS
2) THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE REPAIR, REFURBISHMENT AND RECYCLING OF UNWANTED AND/OR OUTDATED COMPUTERS AND OTHER IT EQUIPMENT
3) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED DUE TO MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OR WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED BY ENABLING THEM TO SHARE AND DEVELOP IT SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN A SAFE AND ACCEPTING GROUP
4) TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROVIDING PERSONS WITH LIMITED MEANS WITH COMPUTERS OR OTHER IT EQUIPMENT
5) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH REFURBISHED COMPUTERS OR IT EQUIPMENT
6) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROVIDING REFURBISHED COMPUTERS OR IT EQUIPMENT TO CHARITIES OR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
THE ‘VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT
ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT
PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT
INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
