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home >> charity search >> the sino-british fellowship trust
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST

Grants to postgraduate students and academic staff at universities and other higher education institutions- in Britain to undertake study, research & similar in China;- in China to undertake study, research & similar in Britain - to promote the study of Chinese languages- to enable them to participate in joint Chinese/British educational programmes and courses
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
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Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£437£741£-304n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£619£575£45£0£18,264£1,52731.910
31/12/21£419£286£132n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£441£391£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£533£573£-40£79£18,309£95920.110
31/12/18£388£586£-198n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

02087886252

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Scientific research and testing services
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • China, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

  • ANNE ELIZABETH ELY Appointed: 2017
  • CHRISTOPHER TERENCE WOOD Appointed: 2024
  • DR FRANCES WOOD Appointed: 2017
  • LING THOMPSON Appointed: 2017
  • PETER JAMES ELY (Chair) Appointed: 2017
  • PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER HUANG Appointed: 2023
  • PROFESSOR ROSEMARY JUNE FOOT FBA Appointed: 2017
  • PROFESSOR WAYNE WING CHING LUK FRENG CENG Appointed: 2017
  • SIR CHRISTOPHER HUM KCMG Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/09/2017, number: 1174487
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

Flat 23
Bede House
Manor Fields
London
SW15 3LT

Objectives

The Objects of the CIO are to advance education and training in any subject:(a) by awarding scholarships or grants to post-graduate students and academic staff based at universities, public and non-profit research organizations, or other higher education institutions and vocational training institutions in Britain to enable them to undertake study or research, or other forms of academic exchange in China; (b) by awarding scholarships or grants to the same categories of scholars in China to enable them to undertake study or research, or other forms of academic exchange in Britain; (c) by promoting, for the same categories of scholars, the opportunity to study Chinese languages;(d) by enabling the same categories of scholars to participate in joint Chinese/British educational programmes and courses, including academic and other exchanges of educational value, between Britain and China; and(e) at the discretion of the Trustees, to award grants to the same categories of scholars to allow for other exchanges of educational value that fulfil the primary aims of the Trust.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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