Commonside Community Development Trust

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING AND OF ACTIVITIES BRINGING DIRECT COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS IN MITCHAM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: (1) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY (2) DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF LOCAL DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES (BOTH GEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST) IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY (3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE (4) THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (1) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (11) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES (5) THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS (6) WORKING WITH PROVIDERS OF SOCIAL HOUSING TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING INTHE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING (7) THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES (8) TH PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS OR SITES OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL IMPORTANCE (9) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES (10) THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT (11) THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE (12) THE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PREVENTION OF CRIME (13) UNDERTAKING SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS ARE FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF MERTON, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE POLLARDS HILL, LONGTHORNTON AND FIGGES MARSH WARDS.