Governing document THE VERNEY ALMSHOUSE CHARITY
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Apr 2022
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (THE "OBJECTS") ARE 3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF ALMSHOUSE ACCOMMODATION; AND 3.1.2 SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CIO AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT. 3.2 RESIDENTS OF THE ALMSHOUSES SHALL BE SINGLE PERSONS OR COUPLES WHO: 3.2.1 HAVE BEEN RESIDENT IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THE TIME OF THEIR APPOINTMENT; AND/OR 3.2.2 ARE IN SUFFICIENT NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS REQUIRING SUPPORT WITH A PREFERENCE BEING GIVEN TO PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENTS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 3.3 IN THIS CONSTITUTION THE EXPRESSION "AREA OF BENEFIT" SHALL MEAN THE CIVIL PARISH OF MIDDLE CLAYDON IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE BUT MAY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHARITY TRUSTEES, ALSO INCLUDE THE CIVIL PARISHES OF EAST CLAYDON AND STEEPLE CLAYDON.
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