Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR WHICH IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS
OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND / OR FAMILIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE
LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY BY:
(1) LIAISING BETWEEN CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND
OTHER GROUPS ON RELEVANT ISSUES;
(2) PROVIDING TRAINING, CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ON SUBJECTS RELEVANT TO THE
EFFICIENCY OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;
(3) IDENTIFYING NEEDS IN THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR AND ESTABLISHING PROJECTS OR POLICIES
TO ADDRESS THEM;
(4) ASSISTING IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDING PROGRAMMES TO CHARITIES AND
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, MONITORING FOR GRANTS, RECOMMENDING GRANTS, ASSISTING
IN APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS;
(5) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC ON THE OPERATION OF, OR
PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY, THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;
(6) PROVIDING SERVICES SUCH AS LEGAL, ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT ADVICE
SERVICES TO THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR;
(7) PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON FUND-RAISING TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE FOR
VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES;
(8) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RELATION TO GOVERNMENT
POLICIES AND LEGISLATION.
‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE
PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED
FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION
OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A
PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.
