Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:
1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;
2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION;
3) THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SUPPORT IN THE DELIVERY OF PROJECTS, SOURCING FUNDING AND SUPPORTING VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS TO EXTEND THEIR ACTIVITIES INTO NEW AREAS OF ACTIVITY.
‘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.
