The objects of the cio are: 1. to further the charitable purposes of neonatal units and paediatric units at hospitals in london, in particular but not limited to the neonatal unit at st mary’s hospital, paddington, london w2 and at queen charlotte’s & chelsea hospital, hammersmith, london w12 (the “nicu”) and the paediatric unit at st mary’s hospital, paddington, london w2 (the “picu”) in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) for the improvement in the care of newborn babies and of children through the provision of equipment or facilities and for the provision of facilities for the accommodation and support of parents of children being treated in the nicu or the picu or any additional neonatal or paediatric unit at either hospital or any neonatal or paediatric unit that replaces the function of either of them; and
2. the advancement of medical science for the public benefit and for the promotion of other charitable purposes for the benefit of children.