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 20 Jan 2021 as amended on 20 May 2023
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:
3.1.1 TO ADVANCE BUDDHISM IN ENGLAND AND WALES MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING TEMPLES AND OTHER BUDDHIST PLACES OF WORSHIP, RUNNING EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN BUDDHISM, AND TEACHING THE BUDDHIST PRACTICES OF MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION WITH THEIR POSITIVE EFFECTS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING;
3.1.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY, HARDSHIP, DISTRESS AND THE IMPACT OF DISASTERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS OR DIRECTLY TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN NEED;
3.1.3 TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; AND
3.1.4 TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES FOR THE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ALL LIVING CREATURES WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, INJURY, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE.
