Governing document SHEFFIELD WILDLIFE TRUST
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Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/08/1988 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/05/1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/11/2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/09/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/09/2014
Charitable objects
1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE, PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE CONSERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND PROTECTION OF:- WILDLIFE AND ITS HABITATS; II PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY; III PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST; IV FEATURES OF LANDSCAPE WITH GEOLOGICAL, PHYSIOGRAPHICAL, OR AMENITY VALUE; IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EX.CLUSIVELY, IN WAYS THAT FURTHER BIODIVERSITY. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN: I. THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION. 3. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN ALL BRANCHES OF NATURE STUDY AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS THEREOF. 4. TO PROMOTE PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND APPROPRIATE USE OF OPEN SPACES, PLACES OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND PLACES OF ZOOLOGICAL, BOTANICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENJOYMENT, EXERCISE AND RECREATION. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IS PRIMARILY DEFINED AS "DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS" (BRUNDTLAND COMMISSION).
Area of benefit
CITY OF SHEFFIELD
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