Governing document
SCHEMES OF 29 MAY 1958, 11 JANUARY 1967, 7 AUGUST 1969 AND 31 AUGUST 1982
AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 31 MAR 2016
AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 30 MAY 2018 as amended on 13 Jun 2018
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO SUPPORT SUCH WORK OF THE CONGREGATION AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES FROM TIME TO TIME AS THE TRUSTEE SHALL THINK FIT. WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE WORK INCLUDES:
(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION AS PRACTISED BY THE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND OTHER SEPHARDI COMMUNITIES;
(2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE ORTHODOX JEWISH RELIGION AND OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF THE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND OTHER SEPHARDI COMMUNITIES; AND
(3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ON THE HISTORY OF THE SPANISH & PORTUGUESE JEWISH COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE CURATION, PRESERVATION AND CATALOGUING OF HISTORIC DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, ARTEFACTS AND SYNAGOGUE BUILDINGS FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY AND FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESEARCH.