2. The Company's registered office is to be situated in England and Wales.

3. The objects of the Company are:-

So far only as shall be charitable

a) To rescue, take in and provide care, shelter and sanctuary for stray, lost, neglected, abandoned, ill treated and unwanted dogs of the breed known as the Border Collie, or any dog of predominantly Border Collie origin and type, and other Working Sheepdogs and to re-home these dogs, wherever possible, in environments that are most suitable for their future happiness, security, physical requirements, individual needs and potential;

b) To seek justice for these dogs and to alleviate the suffering of these dogs.

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(i) To assess, as best as possible with available expertise, the needs of each dog individually and to take proper steps to ensure that these needs are considered in the dogs re-homing programme.

(ii) To offer the best affordable veterinary treatment, accommodation, retraining and socializing to dogs accepted by the organisation and to implement and supervise programmes for the re-homing of these dogs.

(iii) To keep and maintain registers of dogs needing re-homing and applicants to adopt them.

(b) To take whatever action as is appropriate and lawful to alleviate the suffering of such dogs and to prosecute or support the prosecution of those who cause such suffering.

(c) To provide a program of public demonstrations, talks and seminars to-

(i) discourage irresponsible breeding, cruelty and neglect of such dogs;

(ii) promote a true understanding of the breed, its behaviour and its requirements;

(iii) promote good care and responsible ownership of such dogs;

(iv) promote the breed in character and blood line.

(d) Subject to available funding to:-

(i) provide individual advice about the breed to members of the public.

(ii) print and provide information sheets on the breed for free distribution to the public.

(iii) provide free educational demonstrations and talks on matters relating to the Border Collie to schools and other parties, institutions and events.

(iv) provide grants of cash or kind to suitable individuals or organisations on condition that the grant be used only for the purposes of treating and/or caring for a specific dog or dogs.

(e) To provide accommodation to dogs held in the care of Border Collie Rescue by:-

(i) Placing such dogs as are suitable in Licensed Boarding Kennels that have been selected and approved by Border Collie Rescue as offering accommodation and care appropriate to the needs of the breed.

(ii) Placing such dogs as are suitable in the care of independent Foster Homes that are selected, approved and supervised by Border Collie Rescue and operate to the standards required and defined by Border Collie Rescue.

(iii) Placing such dogs as are suitable in the care of internally controlled Foster Homes that operate under the supervision and control of Border Collie Rescue.

(iv) Placing & Holding dogs in Licensed Boarding Kennels, Rescue Centres, Retreats, Sanctuaries or Veterinary Hospitals / Rehabilitation Centres that are owned, operated and run by Border Collie Rescue or a subsidiary company owned and controlled by Border Collie Rescue.

(f) to pay the expenses of forming and registering the company;

(g) to acquire any land or buildings (whether freehold, leasehold or on licence) and any rights over or connected with any property; to construct, maintain, improve, develop and alter any such property or buildings; to sell, grant leases or licences over, mortgage, turn to account or dispose of any such property or buildings;

(h) to raise funds by all or any means whatsoever, including the levying of subscriptions from members of the company, seeking and receiving donations and grants from any persons or bodies and the holding of flag-days and other events for the purposes of raising funds;

(i) to borrow money in any manner, and upon such terms and on such security as the company may think fit; and for these purposes to execute any type of mortgage, charge, debenture or other security over the company's property;

(j) to invest any of the Company's money that is not immediately required in such investments, securities or property as the Management Council think fit (but subject to any conditions or consents that may be imposed by law);

(k) to open and operate one or more bank accounts and to draw, issue and accept cheques and other negotiable instruments;

(l) subject to clause 4 of this memorandum, to employ full time and part time officers and employees and to contract for the provision of services by any person, company or body; and to pay wages, salaries and fees in consideration for any services to the Company and to make reasonable provision for the payment of pensions, superannuation, sickness, redundancy and other benefits and provision for the welfare of officers and employees and their relatives and dependants;

(m) to support (including by way of financial grants or loans), join or co-operate with any other organisation having objects similar to or compatible with those of the company, provided that organisation is not formed or established for the purposes of profit and providing its constitution prohibits the distribution of its income and property among its members to at least as great an extent as is imposed on the Company under the terms of this Memorandum.

(n) to do all other such things which are lawful and necessary or expedient for the promotion of the Company's objects.

(i) If the Company takes or holds any property which is subject to any trusts, the Company shall deal with or invest that property only in such a manner as is allowed by law, having regard to such trusts.

(ii) The objects of the Company shall not extend to the regulation of workers and employers or organisations of workers and organisations of employers.

(iii) The Company shall not take on any permanent trading activities.

(iv) If the Company takes or holds any property which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales, the Company shall not sell, mortgage, charge or lease that property without such authority, approval or consent as is required by law, and the Management Council of the Company shall be chargeable for any such property as may come into their hands and answerable and accountable for their own acts, receipts, neglects and defaults, and for the due administration of such property, in the same manner and to the same extents that they would have been if no incorporation had been effected, and the incorporation of the company shall not diminish or impair any control or authority exercisable by the Chancery Division or the Charity Commissioners over such Management Council and they shall, as regards any such property, be subject jointly and separately to such control or authority as if the Company were not incorporated.

 4. DEDICATION OF INCOME

(a) The Company's income and property shall be applied solely towards the promotion of its objects as set out in this memorandum and no part of them shall be paid or transferred, directly or indirectly, by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise to any member or members of the Company, and no member of the Management Council of the Company shall be appointed to any office of the Company paid by salary or fees or receive any remuneration or other benefit in money or money's worth from the Company.

(b) No member of the company ( other than a member who has been granted Honorary membership and holds no other membership status ) shall be appointed to any office of the Company paid by salary or fees or receive any remuneration or other benefit in money or money's worth from the Company, nor shall any member, having resigned membership, be appointed to any office of the Company paid by salary or fees or receive any remuneration or other benefit in money or money's worth from the Company within one year and one day of the date of their resignation.

Provided that nothing in these clauses shall prevent the payment in good faith of:

(a) reasonable and proper remuneration to any officer or employee of the Company (provided s/he is not a member of the Company or the Management Council of the Company) for any services rendered to the Company, or the reimbursement of reasonable and proper out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any member, officer or employee;

(b) interest at a reasonable and proper rate on any money lent to the Company by any member, officer or employee;

(c) reasonable and proper rent for premises demised or let to the Company by any member, officer or employee;

(d) of any proper payment to another company in which a member of the Management Council has an interest, provided the member of the Management Council does not hold more than 1 per cent. of the capital of that other company, in which case the member of the Management Council shall not (only by reason of such interest) be bound to account for any share of the profits s/he may receive in respect of such payment.

5. MEMBERS LIABILITY

The liability of the members is limited.

6. EXTENT OF LIABILITY

Every member of the Company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required (not exceeding £1) to the Company's assets if it should be wound up while s/he is a member or within one year after s/he ceases to be a member, for payment of the Company's debts and liabilities contracted before s/he ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and for the adjustment of the rights of the contributories themselves.

7. WINDING UP PROCEDURE