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 04 Mar 2019 as amended on 09 Nov 2021
Charitable objects
THE PURPOSE/OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE
TO MAKE GRANTS TO FURTHER THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:
(1) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO MAY BENEFIT FROM ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY, INVOLVING HANDLING AND
INTERACTION WITH ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR TO ASSIST CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO HELP THEM BENEFIT
PHYSICALLY, INTELLECTUALLY AND EMOTIONALLY;
(2) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO DOGS, BY PROVIDING
APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR SUCH ANIMALS, WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND
ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE BY SUPPORTING RESCUE AND
ADOPTION PROJECTS; AND
(3) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP
THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE
INDIVIDUALS, USING ANIMALS TO TEACH THEM KINDNESS, COMPANIONSHIP, COMPASSION AND CONFIDENCE, WHILE
HELPING THEM TO LEARN BEST-PRACTICE ANIMAL-WELFARE.
NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE
NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2011 CHARITIES ACT OF ENGLAND.
