Charitable objectives

SMK is a registered charity. Our Articles of Association set out our objectives as follows:

To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and the effective application of resources for charitable purposes for the benefit of the public by raising the standard of and promoting excellence in campaigning on behalf of charitable purposes in particular:

• Awarding individuals who have conducted effective and lawful campaigns that further charitable purposes.
• Raising awareness of good practice in campaigning.
  Providing information and guidance to people who are campaigning in the furtherance of charitable purposes.
• SMK supports and promotes campaigns that further charitable purposes as set out in the Charities Act of 2006.

The charitable purposes defined by the Act are as follows:

• The prevention or relief of poverty.
• The advancement of education.
• The advancement of religion.
• The advancement of health or the saving of lives.
• The advancement of citizenship or community development.
• The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science.
• The advancement of amateur sports.
• The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity.
• The advancement of environmental protection or improvement.
• The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
• The advancement of animal welfare.
• The promotion of the efficiency of the armed forces of the crown, or of the police, fire and rescue services or ambulance services.

Other purposes currently recognised as charitable and any new charitable purposes which are similar to another charitable purpose.

For further information on the Act, or Charitable Purposes, please visit the Charity Commission website.