Guidance

Example Objects - Elderly People

Published 10 May 2013

Applies to England and Wales

Example objects:

  • “To relieve elderly people resident in [insert place] who are in need, by providing specially designed or adapted housing, and items, services or facilities calculated to relieve the needs of such persons.”

  • “To relieve financial hardship, sickness and poor health amongst elderly people .”

Activities a charity for these purposes might be carrying out:

Making adapted accommodation available to elderly people; making grants to elderly people to enable them to buy goods or services to help them overcome the debilities of old age.

Note: Extra facilities can be provided either in housing owned or managed by the charity or in the home of the elderly person.