What is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)?
In brief, becoming a CIO means that we are a ‘corporate body’. This gives us the legal capacity to:
- employ paid staff
- deliver charitable services under contractual agreements
- enter into commercial contracts in our own name
- own freehold or leasehold land or other property
It also means that, unlike with our previous status, our trustees are not personally liable for what the charity does.
We received advice from professionals throughout the change process and involved our membership in the decision-making. A vote on the proposed change of governance took place at the Annual Forum and AGM on Monday 21 November 2016, with information available in advance of the event.
Our constitution
Our constititution – pdf document
Listen to our constitution as an audio playlist file.
For the constitution in any other format, contact us.
Annual Reports
Annual Report 2017- 2018 (Word document)
Annual Report 2017 – 2018 (pdf document)
Annual Report 2016-2017 (pdf document)
Annual Report 2015-2016 (pdf document)
Annual Report 2015-2016 (Word document)
Annual Report 2014-2015 (pdf document)
Annual Report 2014-2015 (Word document)
Annual Report 2013-2014 (Word document)
Annual Report 2013-2014 (pdf document)
Annual Report 2012-2013 (Word document)
Other documents
Download a copy of our Business Plan Executive Summary.
