Memnosyne UK

TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF CHARITIES AND THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHARITABLE RESOURCES BY CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO RELIEVE INDIVIDUALS IN POVERTY AND IN NEED BY WAY OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP EXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY, BY:I. THE COLLECTION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS FOOD TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO RELIEVING FOOD INSECURITY, PARTICULARLY FOOD INSECURITY OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE: ‘CHARITIES’ ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES; ‘VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS’ ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.