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 10 Jul 2020
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO, WHICH IS TO BE CARRIED OUT WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, WORKING INCLUSIVELY WITH THOSE OF ALL FAITHS OR NONE, IS:
TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES TO REDUCE DISCRIMINATION BASED ON ABILITIES AND FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH SOCIAL PLACES ARE GENUINELY INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:
1) RAISING AWARENESS AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE NEED TO EQUALLY VALUE PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES;
2) PROMOTING INCLUSIVITY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MIXED-ABILITY WORSHIP AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS (WHICH WILL BUILD MIXED-ABILITY FRIENDSHIPS - WHETHER UNDERTAKEN DIGITALLY OR IN PERSON);
3) PROMOTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MIXED-ABILITY SOCIAL GROUPS THAT CO-CREATE COMMUNITY-BASED ACTIVITIES WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO THINGS WITH AND NOT FOR EACH OTHER;
4) PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT (BASED ON THE CHARITY'S OWN RESEARCH) TO ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO DEVELOP INCLUSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MIXED-ABILITY GROUPS AND ACTIVITIES.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE, ‘MIXED-ABILITY’ MEANS THOSE WITH OR WITHOUT LEARNING DISABILITIES OR OTHER ADDITIONAL NEEDS.
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 LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.
