3. the relief of those in need by reason of youth, ill-health, disability, financial or other disadvantage and the promotion of good health and wellbeing for the public benefit in particular but not exclusively by:
3.1 relieving and assisting families in need of support when their children are diagnosed with cancer, in any part of the uk, who require financial aid and advice, by providing them with medical expenses/advice, housing support, travel expenses, fundraising advice/support and guidance with any other issues that arise as a direct result of their child’s diagnoses;
3.2 funding conventional medical treatments for cancer that are unavailable in the uk (through the national health service/nhs or from other health providers) with the aim of extending options for life expectancy among children with cancer, and funding medical research into cancer with the aim to increase cancer survival rates (the useful results of such research being available for the public benefit).
nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the cio for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with section 7 of the charities and trustee investment (scotland) act 2005 and section 2 of the charities act (northern ireland) 2008