FRIENDS OF THE HARVARD CLUB OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Charity number: 1170228
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The primary activities of Friends of HCUK are: To promote higher education for students in the UK who are considering attending university, including university in the United States, by providing information, prizes and financial assistance; To encourage public service activities by Harvard students or alumni in the UK.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £9,051
Total expenditure: £20,614

People

11 Trustee(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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 November 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • FRIENDS OF HCUK (Working name)
Gift aid:
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Vicky Wai Ka Leung Chair 11 May 2018
None on record
KATE GARLAND COOPER Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
Dr Max Hin Yeung WONG Trustee 02 June 2023
BACH NETWORK UK
Received: On time
MARIA SOFIA KOURTI Trustee 02 June 2023
None on record
STUART JAMES GORDON Trustee 25 March 2019
None on record
YUKO MARIE MIYAZAKI THOMAS Trustee 14 September 2017
None on record
MARTHA ABBRUZZESE GENIESER Trustee 17 November 2016
None on record
DAPHNE ADLER SINISCALCO Trustee 17 November 2016
None on record
CAROLINE CONLON COSTIN Trustee 17 November 2016
None on record
Victoria Christine Sanders Trustee 17 November 2016
THE CITY OF LONDON OCTOBER CLUB
Recently registered
JORDAN JAMES EVANS Trustee 17 November 2016
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 £29.70k £2.20k £2.35k £8.94k £9.05k
Total expenditure £7.16k £6.33k £4.16k £8.40k £20.61k
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 17 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 17 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 27 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 27 October 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Nov 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: (1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING HIGHER EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS IN THE UK WHO ARE CONSIDERING ATTENDING UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING UNIVERSITY IN THE UNITED STATES BY: (A) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO STUDENTS IN THE UK WHO ARE CONSIDERING ATTENDING HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN THE US; (B) PROVIDING BOOKS OR OTHER PRIZES OR EMOLUMENTS TO A-LEVEL (OR EQUIVALENT) STUDENTS IN THE UK WHO HAVE ACHIEVED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND MAY BE CONSIDERING APPLYING FOR ADMISSION TO A UNIVERSITY FOR FURTHER STUDY; (C) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS IN THE UK WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND SEEK TO VISIT THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO ATTEND; (D) PROVIDING OTHER ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE, FOR STUDENTS IN THE UK WHO ARE CONSIDERING APPLYING, OR HAVE APPLIED, FOR ADMISSION TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY; AND (E) DOING SUCH OTHER THINGS OR PROVIDING SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS OR OTHERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING HIGHER EDUCATION GENERALLY AND ATTENDANCE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY BY STUDENTS FROM THE UK. (2) TO FURTHER THE EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY (THAT IS CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (A) PROVIDING IT WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT; (B) ENCOURAGING PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES OF ALL KINDS BY HARVARD STUDENTS OR ITS ALUMNI IN THE UK; AND (C) PROVIDING HARVARD ALUMNI IN THE UK WITH ACCESS TO THE INTELLECTUAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY

Contact information

Address:
Arden
Wanstrow
SHEPTON MALLET
Somerset
BA4 4SU
Phone:
07514966882
Email:
treasurer@hcuk.org
Website:

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