EBUOrganisationTypeCode Charity An organisation which is funded by donations and which provides some form of community service First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Chartered Body An independent body with a degree of public funding, but which does not come under the control of a government agency. This includes professional bodies (e.g. the bodies which control the membership of professions such as medicine and accountancy), independent commissions (such as the Commission for Racial Equality and the Arts Council), and public service broadcasters First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Civil Defence Organisation Police, fire brigade, ambulance service, coastguard and similar bodies First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Club / Society A group of people with a common shared aim or interest. Clubs and societies in this context usually refer to recreational and cultural pursuits as other interests may be covered by charities First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Consortium A group of organisations which band together for a specific purpose such as financing a project which is too large for any of them to back alone First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Co-operative An organisation where the workforce all jointly own the company and thus share in the decision making process and also receive a profit share First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Educational Establishment A school, college, university or other publicly recognised seat of learning First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Financial Institution An institution providing financial services such as saving and borrowing money. For example a bank First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Internal Department An internal department within any organisation First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 International Public Body Organisations which act with common consent across international boundaries. Examples include the United Nations and the European Union First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Judiciary Courts of law or their equivalent First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Limited Company A registered limited company bound by companies law in the country in which it is incorporated First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Local Authority A regional government body within a country. Note that some countries may have several layers of government First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Military Organisation The army, navy or air force of any country or one of its constituent parts First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Mutual Society A financial institution such as a mutual assurance society or building society that has no shareholders but is directly owned by its investors First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Partnership A legal partnership between two or more persons in which they take an equal risk and share of the profits from any joint venture First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Political Party A group of people with common political aims First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Religious Order A religious organisation. This could refer to the organisation of an entire religion, a sect within a religion, a grouping within a religious sect, or an the organisation controlling an individual place of worship First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Sole Trader An individual person who is registered to trade. Effectively, this is the position of many self-employed people First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Trade Unions An organisation which campaigns for the rights of workers employed by a particular employer or within a particular industry First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1 Government Department A department of a country's central government First version after conversion of P/META into XML 2007-04-12 1