Clark Foundation

What the charity does

Making grants for capital projects to organisations which are located close to where C & J Clark Ltd employees, ex employees, pensioners and their dependents live. Occasionally grants for startup costs but not to individuals nor for running costs.Examples of recipients of recent grants have included schools, hospitals, community facilities, sports, village halls, preservation etc

Charitable objects

The objects of the cio are to apply the funds of the cio in one or more of the following ways:(1) In assisting any persons of the description hereinafter designated who are desirous of educating themselves or obtaining tuition therefor but whose means are insufficient or will not allow their obtaining such education or tuition at their own expense to attend universities, schools, colleges, institutions or classes for the purposes of education by paying or making contributions towards their fees or travelling or other incidental expenses or by providing them with maintenance allowances;(2) In otherwise promoting the education of any persons;(3) In assisting any persons who from age, ill-health, accident or infirmity are wholly or in part unable to maintain themselves by their own exertions;(4) In providing or assisting in the provision of facilities for the recreation or other leisure time occupation of any persons, such facilities being provided for the public benefit and in the interest of social welfare in accordance with the requirements of section 1 of the recreational Charities Act 1958 as set out in sub-section 2 of that section.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Aug 2018