Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -8

Support Score: 1

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -9

THE MALAYSIAN COMMONWEALTH STUDIES CENTRE IN CAMBRIDGE

To advance the education of the public in Commonwealth Studies. To support research into all aspects of the Commonwealth and related subjects, and to disseminate the useful results of such research.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/07/23	£415	£404	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/22	£508	£1,348	£-840	£0	£372	£372	3.3	2
31/07/21	£507	£334	£173	£0	£1,215	£1,215	43.7	2
31/07/20	£30	£533	£-504	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/19	£556	£756	£-200	£0	£1,664	£1,664	26.4	2

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

01223748738

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training

GiG Classification

Scientific research and testing services

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

India, Malaysia, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - JONES LANDSCAPES
£1,085	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - JONES LANDSCAPES
£2,511	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

HENRY SACKVILLE BARLOW OBE Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeships: HS BARLOW CHARITABLE TRUST, CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

JEREMY POWYS CARVER Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: LITLINGTON VILLAGE HALL, SOUTH DOWNS SUMMER MUSIC INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, CAMBRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST, HASANAH,

PROFESSOR JOHN MICHAEL LONSDALE (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE CAMBRIDGE MALAYSIAN EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2018, number: 1179724

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

11 MADINGLEY ROAD
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 0EG

Objectives

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE FUND AND ITS INCOME ON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN COMMONWEALTH STUDIES INCLUDING MATTERS RELATING TO THE COMMONWEALTH AS A WHOLE OR TO A PARTICULAR PART OR REGION THEREOF;(II) TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND RELATED SUBJECTS AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.

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