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.
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 MARCH 1953 AS AMENDED 20 SEPTEMBER 1984, 9 MAY 1985, 25 JANUARY 1991, 24 APRIL 1992, 23 APRIL 1993, 28 APRIL 2000, 26 APRIL 2002 AND 26 SEPTEMBER 2008
Charitable objects
(I) TO STIMULATE PUBLIC INTEREST IN AND CARE FOR THE HISTORY AND CHARACTER OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
(II) TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY INTEREST AND TO SAFEGUARD THE AMENITY OF ALL THOSE WHO RESIDE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
(III) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.
(IV) TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF GENERAL PUBLIC AMENITY OR HISTORIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO SAFEGUARD ITS NATURAL AMENITIES AND WILDLIFE.
(V) TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF LOCAL HISTORY OF THE AREA BY ARRANGING MEETINGS AND CURATING AN ARCHIVE OF RELEVANT HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND PICTURES, AND PUBLICATIONS, INCLUDING BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, MAPS ETC TO WHICH MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHALL HAVE APPROPRIATELY SUPERVISED ACCESS AS DETERMINED BY THE SOCIETY'S CONSTITUTION FOR THE PURPOSES OF STUDY AND RESEARCH
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
