The CIO is the successor to the Charitable Trust which was founded in 1999 to build the Medical Centre, using a substantial gift of funds from the late Miss Kathleen Bowerbank MBE.
In 2007 the Trust was merged with the Scott Charity as the aims of the two charities were similar.
In 2024 the Trust became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which enables it to carry out its functions more efficiently.
