SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING

Charity number: 294651
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Society was founded over fifty six years ago to promote understanding and friendship between the peoples of Britain and China. SACU - which has no political affiliations - plays a vital role in providing regular and reliable information about China and the Chinese people including through its publications and events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £7,709
Total expenditure: £12,276

People

8 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 June 1986: Standard registration
  • 18 January 2020: Funds received from 1079096 THE CHINA GROUP (QUAKERS)
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • SACU (Working name)
  • SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING (Previous name)
  • SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING LIMITED (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ching Man Iris Yau Trustee 02 October 2021
None on record
Fang Wang Trustee 10 October 2020
None on record
Robert Barnaby Powell Trustee 20 May 2019
None on record
Hugh Robert Peter Jarvis Trustee 15 July 2017
None on record
Rosamund Antrobus Trustee 16 July 2016
None on record
Andrew Richard Hicks Trustee 01 January 2015
PETERSFIELD SOCIETY
Received: On time
WALTER FUNG Trustee
None on record
Zoe Kim Reed Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £7.56k £7.61k £10.85k £11.62k £7.71k
Total expenditure £4.06k £3.67k £4.13k £11.25k £12.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 01 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 01 October 2023 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 02 November 2022 2 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 October 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 03 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 03 September 2020 On Time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - ASSOCIATION CONVERSION DATED 24 JAN 2024

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF CHINA AND THE CHINESE PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING: (I) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO CHINA; (II) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE EDUCATIONAL COURSES OF ACTIVITIES AND SEMINARS; (III) TO AWARD BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR STUDY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND ELSEWHERE AND FOR TRAVEL FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH STUDY. (B) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH PEOPLE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
15A NAPOLEON ROAD
TWICKENHAM
TW1 3EW
Phone:
07768 207702
Email:
info@sacu.org.uk
Website:

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