Company information
The charitable objective of Common Purpose is the advancement of education for the public benefit
Common Purpose Charitable Trust
The Common Purpose Charitable Trust was established as a charity in 1989. The Common Purpose Charitable Trust is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. It is the parent company of a group, which comprises; Common Purpose UK, Common Purpose International and Civilia Ltd. The Common Purpose Charitable Trust oversees the activities of all the other companies in the group and safeguards the brands, intellectual property, web domain names and trademarks for the organisation. It is also responsible for the strategic plan for establishing and building relationships between Common Purpose alumni.
Company registered number: 2832875
Charity registered number: 1023384
Annual report and Trustees
Common Purpose International
Common Purpose International is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. It develops and extends Common Purpose activities internationally, supporting start-ups in new countries.
Charity registered number: 1056573
Company registered number: 3207453
Annual report and Trustees
Civilia Ltd
This trading company manages the licensing arrangements of Common Purpose in the many countries where it operates and delivers substantially all of our customised work. It covenants all profits to the Common Purpose Charitable Trust.
Company registered number: 3476595
Annual report and Trustees
Common Purpose UK
This is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status which undertakes all charitable activities in the UK.
Company registered number: 3556983
Charity registered number: 1023384
Annual Report and Trustees
Charitable status
The Common Purpose Charitable Trust and Common Purpose UK charitable objects are described in its governing document as:
"the advancement of education for the public benefit and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing to educate men and women and young people of school age, from a broad range of geographical, political, ethnic, institutional, social and economic backgrounds in constitutional, civic, economic and social studies with special emphasis on civil and social awareness and responsibility in the United Kingdom and elsewhere".
The advancement of education for the public benefit is one of the descriptions of accepted charitable purposes listed in the Charities Act 2006. The Act requires that all charities must demonstrate that their aims are for the public benefit.
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