Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON THE 19 JANUARY 1953 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 10 APRIL 1967, 23 MARCH 1983, 4 NOVEMBER 1998, 3 NOVEMBER 1999 AND 20 APRIL 2007.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, (BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS), RESIDENTS OR NATIONALS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND:-
1) WHO ARE FROM A PROFESSIONAL OR SIMILAR BACKGROUND AND WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM OLD AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT OR FINANCIAL NEED; OR
2) WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS.