Governing document BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Charity number: 1073861
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Governing document
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MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 NOVEMBER 1998 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 28 OCTOBER 2008 NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 11 DECEMBER 2009
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13 JUN 2019
AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 APR 2021
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY’S CHARITABLE PURPOSES (‘PURPOSES’ IN THIS DOCUMENT), ALSO IT’S OBJECTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPANY LAW, ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:
TO PROMOTE OR ADVANCE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE OR OTHER SUCH REGIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AS MAY BE BENEFITED BY A FUND MANAGED BY THE CHARITY, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE FOREGOING):
• THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OR THE SAVING OF LIVES. THIS INCLUDES THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS, DISEASE OR HUMAN SUFFERING.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF CITIZENSHIP OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THIS CAN INCLUDE RURAL OR URBAN REGENERATION AND THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY, VOLUNTEERING, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR OR THE EFFECTIVENESS OR EFFICIENCY OF CHARITIES.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE OR SCIENCE.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT. THIS CAN INCLUDE SPORT OR GAMES WHICH PROMOTE HEALTH BY INVOLVING PHYSICAL OR MENTAL SKILL OR EXERTION.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, CONFLICT RESOLUTION OR RECONCILIATION OR THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS OR RACIAL HARMONY OR EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.
• THE ADVANCEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OR IMPROVEMENT.
• THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE. THIS CAN INCLUDE RELIEF GIVEN BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION OR CARE TO THE RELEVANT PERSONS.
• THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, OR OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POLICE, FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES OR AMBULANCE SERVICES.
Area of benefit
The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.
COUNTY OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE OR OTHER SUCH REGIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
