UNIVERSITIES CHINA COMMITTEE IN LONDON

Charity number: 314133
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Financial support of two-way flow of academic exchange between China and the UK. The encouragement of China-focused studies in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £77,220
Total expenditure: £126,482

People

4 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 October 1962: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Professor Gerda Wielander Chair 23 November 2022
None on record
Charles David Collins Trustee 01 July 2023
None on record
Dr Toby Lincoln Trustee 23 November 2022
None on record
Lindsay Sarah Jones Trustee 23 November 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £71.44k £822.17k £72.39k £76.66k £77.22k
Total expenditure £104.67k £111.78k £102.73k £126.35k £126.48k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £35.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £752.56k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A £34.60k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £111.78k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £1.26k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £99.15k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 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 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 14 April 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 19 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 19 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 11 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 11 April 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 01 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 03 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 27 November 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 23 November 2020 On time Download Open in new window
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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.

ROYAL CHARTER DATED 29 FEBRUARY 1932

Charitable objects

1. EXCHANGING LECTURERS WITH CHINA; 2. AID AND ADVICE TO CHINESE STUDENTS; 3. TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE TEACHING OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE ENDOWMENT OF PROFESSORSHIPS AND LECTURERSHIPS, OR OTHERWISE; 4. THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CLOSER INTELLECTUAL CO-OPERATION AND TO PROMOTE CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM AND CHINA

Contact information

Address:
Kings Buildings 4th Floor
16 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3HQ
Phone:
02079639480
Email:
info@universitiesccl.org.uk
Website:

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