▁purposes . ▁▁ ▁the ▁prevent ion ▁or ▁relief ▁of ▁pover ty ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁education ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁religion ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁health ▁or ▁the ▁saving ▁of ▁lives ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁or ▁community ▁development ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁the ▁arts , ▁culture , ▁her itage ▁or ▁science ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁amateur ▁sport ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁human ▁rights , ▁conflict ▁resolution ▁or ▁recon c ili ation ▁or ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁religious ▁or ▁ra cial ▁harm ony ▁or ▁equality ▁and ▁divers ity ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁environmental ▁protection ▁or ▁improvement ▁ ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁those ▁in ▁need , ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁youth , ▁age , ▁ill - he alth , ▁dis ability , ▁financial ▁hard ship ▁or ▁other ▁dis adv antage ▁ ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁animal ▁w elf are ▁ ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁efficiency ▁of ▁the ▁armed ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Crown ▁or ▁of ▁the ▁police , ▁fire ▁and ▁rescue ▁services ▁or ▁amb ul ance ▁services ▁ ▁other ▁purposes ▁currently ▁recognized ▁as ▁char itable ▁and ▁any ▁new ▁char itable ▁purposes ▁which ▁are ▁similar ▁to ▁another ▁char itable ▁purpose . ▁ ▁A ▁char ity ▁must ▁also ▁provide ▁a ▁public ▁benefit . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Char ities ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁which ▁introduced ▁the ▁definition ▁now ▁contained ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Act , ▁the ▁definition ▁of ▁char ity ▁arose ▁from ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁char itable ▁purposes ▁in ▁the ▁Char itable ▁Us es ▁Act ▁