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 22 APR 1995
AS AMENDED ON 21 OCT 2017
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE:
TO HELP ANYONE LIVING IN THE BIRMINGHAM AREA AND ELSEWHERE WHOSE COLON HAS BEEN, OR IS
ABOUT TO BE, REMOVED BY SURGICAL PROCEDURE OR WHO HAS AN ILEOSTOMY OR AN INTERNAL POUCH;
TO PROMOTE AND CO-ORDINATE RESEARCH INTO BOWEL DISEASE AND OTHER CONDITIONS LEADING TO THE
REMOVAL OF THE COLON, SURGICAL PROCEDURES PERTAINING THERETO, AND RELATED MATTERS AND FURTHER
TO PROMOTE THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED BY SUCH RESEARCH;
TO KEEP ILEOSTOMISTS AND OTHERS INFORMED OF ALL MATTERS OF INTEREST TO THE CHARITY BY THE
PERIODIC DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION BY WAY OF PUBLICATIONS, BY ARRANGING CONFERENCES,
SEMINARS AND COURSES ON TOPICS OF INTEREST, AND IN ANY OTHER MANNER WHICH IS CHARITABLE AND
WHICH THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
