2009/3/4 Tom Holden thomas.holden@gmail.com:
In any case, we almost certainly want to be a charitable incorporated organisation, not a registered charity, due to the lower paper-work requirements.
We'll apply to be one as soon as they're accepting applications and we have the time to write one.
I think a CIO would be a type of registered charity. I'm not sure of the technicalities of the definitions. Regardless, CIO's aren't likely to be available for another year or so yet - they keep putting it back.