THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST

Registered charity 313669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of financial support for academic exchanges at postgraduate level between the UK and China

Objects

IN ADVANCING EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ANY SUBJECT:(A) BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS TO STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC STAFF AT UNIVERSITIES, OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN BRITAIN TO ENABLE THEM TO UNDERTAKE STUDY OR RESEARCH, TO ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, COURSES, PLACEMENTS, SEMINARS AND SIMILAR EVENTS IN CHINA; (B) BY AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS TO STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC STAFF AT UNIVERSITIES, OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN CHINA TO ENABLE THEM TO UNDERTAKE STUDY OR RESEARCH, TO ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, COURSES, PLACEMENTS, SEMINARS AND SIMILAR EVENTS IN BRITAIN;(C) BY PROMOTING THE STUDY OF CHINESE LANGUAGES; AND(D) BY ENABLING STUDENTS AND ACADEMIC STAFF TO PARTICIPATE IN JOINT CHINESE/BRITISH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND COURSES, INCLUDING ACADEMIC AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

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Merged into THE SINO-BRITISH FELLOWSHIP TRUST (charity 1174487) — merger registered 16/02/2019.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£575k
Latest spending
£630k
Registered
1963

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2018

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2016

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2015

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2018)

Total income
£575k
Total spending
£630k
Cost of raising funds
£100k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 17.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: China · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2019——
31/03/2018£575k£630k
31/12/2016£556k£524k
31/12/2015£487k£478k
31/12/2014£501k£458k