Charity overview THE LINEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPERS' SILK MERCERS LACEMEN HABERDASHERS AND HOSIERS INSTITUTION AND COTTAGE HOMES

CONSTITUTIONAL RULES ADOPTED 17TH MARCH 1993, 19TH JANUARY 1994, 20TH SEPTEMBER 1995, 24TH NOVEMBER 1998 AND 25TH MARCH 2003 AS AFFECTED BY A SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 7 JULY 2003

THE ASSISTANCE OF BENEFICIARIES AS DEFINED IN THE SUB-RULE (3) BELOW. IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT IN ANY WAY LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) THE COTTAGE HOMES MAY ASSIST BENEFICIARIES IN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: (A) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF HOMES, SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION, RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AND HOSPITALS FOR AGED OR SICK BENEFICIARIES AND BY PROVISION FOR THEIR CARE AND MAINTENANCE THEREIN; (B) TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BENEFICIARIES WHEN IN NEED; (C) BY PAYING SUBSCRIPTIONS AND MAKING DONATIONS TO HOSPITALS, HOMES OR INSTITUTIONS FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF AGED OR SICK BENEFICIARIES. IN THESE RULES THE EXPRESSION "BENEFICIARIES" MEANS PERSONS WHO ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AND WHO WERE OR ARE EMPLOYED IN THE DRAPERY CLOTHING OR SHOE RETAILING BUSINESSES [FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION]

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