Crosshouse Children's Fund

Constitutional objectives

4.1 The objects of the Charity are the advancement of health and the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, and in furtherance of these purposes, the Charity will carry out, amongst other things, the following activities:- (a) (i) to provide and support excellence in paediatric, maternity and neonatal healthcare to enhance the treatment, care and wellbeing of babies, children, young people and their families within in the health board area of NHS Ayrshire and Arran. (ii) to provide innovative medical equipment, play activities, child and family support services, paediatric research and other enhancement projects. The charity also seeks to alleviate poverty in families whose children are treated at the above facilities and are experiencing financial hardship exacerbated by the health issues of their children within the health board area of NHS Ayrshire and Arran. (iii) to support the wellbeing of NHS staff to further enhance the NHS's ability to transform the health and wellbeing of the children and young people in their care within the health board area of NHS Ayrshire and Arran. (b) to promote such similar charitable purposes, objects or institutions in such proportions and manner as the Trustees shall think fit. The expressions 'charitable purpose' or 'charitable object' shall mean a charitable purpose under section 7 of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charitable purpose in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts and a 'charitable institution' shall mean a charity in terms of the 2005 Act which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, or a charity under the law of any other jurisdiction which is also regarded as a charity in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts, provided that nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity other than in furtherance of a charitable purpose.