The Beaverbrook Foundation

What the charity does

The objects of the charity are to:a. relieve sickness and provide support for those in poor health and old age;b. promote education, including the provision of scholarship awards, maintenance allowances or grantsc. advance the education of the public regarding the first Lord Beaverbrookd. advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the publice. further other charitable purposes

Charitable objects

The purposes (the "objects") of the cio are, in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, to:(a) Relieve sickness, and provide support for those in poor health and old age; (b) Promote for the public benefit the education (including social and physical training) of people at any college, school, institution of higher or further education, university or other educational establishment, including by:(I) The award of scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants; and(ii) providing or assisting in the provision of (or facilities at) such educational establishments;(c) Advance the education of the public by:(I) Acquiring, holding, restoring (if appropriate) and maintaining books, manuscripts, works of art, artefacts and other chattels relating to the right honourable william maxwell baron beaverbrook p.c. (the "first lord beaverbrook") and his descendants in an archive and library;(ii) by making such resources available to:(a) Scholars for the purpose of research; and(b) As appropriate to the public for the purpose of viewing; and(d) Advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public mainly, but not exclusively, by means of:(I) The maintenance, improvement or provision of any Christian church or other building;(ii)the support of the charitable activities of any Christian church, chapel, congregation or other organisation; and(iii)the assistance of ministers of such Christian organisations, whether active or retired; and(e) Further such other charitable purposes anywhere in the world.nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the cio for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the charities and trustee investment (Scotland) act 2005 or section 2 of the Charities Act (northern ireland) 2008.

Area of benefit: Throughout England

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 20 AUG 2013AMENDED ON 17 AUG 2017 as amended on 12 Sep 2022 as amended on 06 Oct 2022