Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN GREATER MANCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE CITY OF MANCHESTER AND TRAFFORD, BY PROVIDING SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING THE OPERATION OF A FOODBANK) AIMED AT ALLEVIATING THE SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF THOSE DISADVANTAGED BY THEIR SOCIAL AND/OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, REDUCING INEQUALITY AND BUILDING STRONG, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES THAT EMPOWER PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT AND IN CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES.
NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE.
