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 25 Aug 2016
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:
(1) TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:
A) LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES WHERE NEEDED;
B) IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES
TO ADDRESS THEM;
C) ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE JUST STARTING UP AND NEED SUPPORT, INCLUDING
THOSE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT COULD UTILISE THE SAME ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS
THAT CNF ITSELF BENEFITS FROM;
D) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;
E) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON FUNDRAISING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES;
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F) ACT AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT
POLICIES AND LEGISLATION;
G) ADVISING BUSINESSES ON CHARITABLE GIVING AND ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO
PARTICIPATE IN VOLUNTARY WORK;
H) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND TO EXISTING ORGANISATIONS
ON HOW TO ESTABLISH CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
‘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.
(2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER
KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS,
BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND / OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.
NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY
OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005
AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008
