Governing document BLACK STAR
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Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Nov 2019 as amended on 20 Apr 2021
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE ? 1)THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND DUAL HERITAGE, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY: A) PROVIDING A PERSONAL, SOCIAL, ACADEMIC, CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING PROGRAMME SO AS TO INCREASE THEIR EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS SO THAT THEY CAN FULFILL THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER AND LIFE AMBITIONS B) DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH BUSINESSES, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN HERITAGE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE PARTICULAR DISADVANTAGE THAT THEY FACE C) AWARDING SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIP, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE D) PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SCHOOL SECTOR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOLS. E) CONDUCTING AND/OR PROMOTING RESEARCH UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PURPOSES OF TACKLING THE PARTICULAR DISADVANTAGE FACED BY YOUNG PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN HERITAGE AND THE DISSEMINATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF ANY SUCH RESEARCH. 2) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PREVENT OR RELIEF POVERTY OF CHILDREN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, BY PROVIDING ITEMS, GRANTS, AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
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