GLOBAL CHINA ACADEMY

Registered charity 1198983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCPN GLOBAL, GLOBAL CHINA INSTITUTE

The Global China Academy (GCA) is the only worldwide fellowship dedicated to Chinese-related studies. Led by its GCA fellows, it operates independently, publishing uncensored works on China through Global Century Press. The Academy provides a high-end platform for Global China Dialogue forums on global governance in all its aspects and also hosts occasional seminars.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL (AND PARTICULARLY AMONGST SOCIAL SCIENTISTS) ON THE SUBJECT OF CHINESE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TO PROMOTE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT SUBJECT, SPECIFICALLY THE PROMOTION OF CHINESE RESEARCH IDEAS IN THE WEST, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS, ON TOPICS COMPARING CHINA WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AND REGIONS WITHIN ITS ASIAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS IN A HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MATRIX; AND COMPARING CHINESE PEOPLE OR THEIR THOUGHTS METHODOLOGICALLY AND THEORETICALLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £6,590 at the end of the period, which the trustees consider appropriate for its scale. The trustees operate a low-reserves policy, keeping funds only to meet immediate obligations while applying resources directly to charitable activities. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the accounts or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Global Century Press — “Global Century Press Royal Society of Arts Academy of Social Sciences British Academy” (source page)
• Royal Society of Arts — “Global Century Press Royal Society of Arts Academy of Social Sciences British Academy” (source page)
• Academy of Social Sciences — “Global Century Press Royal Society of Arts Academy of Social Sciences British Academy” (source page)
• British Academy — “Global Century Press Royal Society of Arts Academy of Social Sciences British Academy” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): linkedin

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (26/06/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Maria Jaschokchair
• Charles Grant
• Dr Thomas Clarke
• Professor Boyi Li
• Professor Madeline Carr
• Professor Xiangqun Chang

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Australia · Brazil · Canada · China · Denmark · Egypt · France · Germany · Hong Kong · India · Italy · Japan

Income and spending

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