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.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/10/1958
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07/05/1965
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/07/1986
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/10/1996
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/07/1998
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/10/1998
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/01/1999
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16/02/1999
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/01/2000
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23/11/2007
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/2009
NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 04/12/2009
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/10/2015 as amended on 12 Mar 2020 as amended on 28 Nov 2024
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH OXFAM IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE: 3.1.1 TO PREVENT AND RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE, INCLUDING THROUGH HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
3.1.2 TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3.1.3 TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, IN PARTICULAR WHERE TO DO SO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY
IN ALL CASES WORKING ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
3.2 IN THESE OBJECTS:
3.2.1 "TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE" MEANS TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE LIFE, LIVELIHOOD, SECURITY OR HEALTH ARE AT RISK.
3.2.2 "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS AND WILL BE PROMOTED BY A. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF RESOURCES, IN PARTICULAR WHERE TO DO SO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY; B. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES; C. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION, IN PARTICULAR WHERE TO DO SO CONTRIBUTES TO THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY.
3.2.3 "HUMAN RIGHTS" MEANS HUMAN RIGHTS AS DEFINED IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, AND WILL BE PROMOTED IN PARTICULAR BY: A. EDUCATION ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS; B. INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS; C. PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; AND D. CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW.
3.2.4 EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WILL BE PROMOTED BY: A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION; B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; C. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; D. CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; E. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
