Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established. It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 30 OCT 2018 AS AMENDED ON 27 JUN 2022
AMENDED ON 13 FEB 2024 as amended on 15 Nov 2023 as amended on 03 Dec 2024 as amended on 19 May 2025
Charitable objects
3. Objects
The objects of the CIO are:
1. The prevention or relief of hardship for the public benefit among "forcibly displaced people" (as defined below) who are living in one of the following locations:
a. Surrey (in particular but not limited to the Borough of Elmbridge), or
b. elsewhere in the UK, having previously lived in Elmbridge and been supported by the CIO, or
c. in a county which shares a border with Surrey.
For the purpose of this clause, “forcibly displaced people” is defined as those who are forced to move (within or across borders) due to armed conflict, persecution, terrorism, human rights violations and abuses, violence, the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters, development projects or a combination of these factors, and their dependants. This definition shall include those who are unable to return to their country of origin owing to a reasonable fear of significant harm arising from one or more of the factors listed above.
The objects are to be carried out through:
a. promoting the inclusion, integration and welfare of forcibly displaced people, by encouraging a public commitment to becoming a place of welcome, acceptance and safety, or
b. the provision of grants and material donations provided to forcibly displaced people and/or other charities or organisations working to improve their conditions of life, or
c. the provision of resettlement support services including activities that facilitate the cultural, social and economic integration of forcibly displaced people.
2. To advance the education of the public in general about the issues relating to forcibly displaced people.
