Governing document GLOBAL INNOVATION HUB CIO
Governing document
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CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 12 Mar 2026
Charitable objects
1.TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTHEAST OF ENGLAND, IN DIGITAL SKILLS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND RELATED FIELDS AND SUCH OTHER TOPICS OF EDUCATION, BY PROVIDING TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, MENTORING, CAREER GUIDANCE AND EMPLOYABILITY SUPPORT TO YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF SUCH SUPPORT. 2.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTHEAST OF ENGLAND. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).