Governing document THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
TRUST DEED DATED 18TH JANUARY 1961 AS AMENDED BY CHARITY COMMISSION SCHEMES DATED 21ST MARCH 1973 AND 1ST JULY 1992, RESOLUTION DATED 23 MARCH 1995 AND COMMISSION SCHEME DATED 31 MARCH 1999.
Charitable objects
TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A SCHEME OF AWARDS AS AN INTRODUCTION TO LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND A CHALLENGE TO YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF FOURTEEN AND TWENTY-FIVE TO ATTAIN STANDARDS OF ACHIEVEMENT AND ENDEAVOUR IN A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVE INTEREST CALCULATED TO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARACTER AND OF LASTING QUALITIES OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP THROUGH PHYSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THREE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES STATED IN CLAUSE (B) OF THE SCHEME OF 1ST JULY 1992 AND THEREBY TO ADVANCE THE MENTAL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL WELFARE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.(FOR DETAILS SEE SCHEME SEALED 1ST JULY 1992)
Area of benefit
NATIONAL