Phoenix Benevolent

Constitutional objectives

7.1 The SCIO will promote, advance and further its charitable purposes by making provision for the support (financial or otherwise) of:- 7.1.1 as determined by the Charity Trustees in their sole discretion, Co-Workers or ex-Co- Workers at or past the point of retirement from their working life (which will ordinarily be at the point of reaching the national retirement age). and 7.1.2 in limited circumstances, to be determined from time to time and case by case as appropriate by the Charity Trustees, spouses, civil partners, cohabitants and other dependents of a Co-Worker who have become through old age, sickness, infirmity, poverty or other disadvantage in need of financial support, care, nursing, accommodation and/or anthroposophical, medical or other treatment with all support provided being closely connected to issues of age and based on need without any individual being entitled to support from the SCIO. 7.2 For the purposes of the 2005 Act the following charitable purpose is (i) particularly relevant and (ii) is the charitable purpose identified as applicable from section 7 of the 2005 Act:- 7.2.1 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. 7.3 For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in clauses 7.1 and 7.2 shall be read together to ensure the charitable purposes of the SCIO are compliant with the Taxes Acts.