## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 10/02/2023 to 31/12/2023** ## **Charity name: UK-China Transparency** ## **Charity registration number: 1201902** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE
ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,
TRAINING AND RESEARCH IN THE
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHINA AND
THE UK IN EDUCATION, BUSINESS AND
CULTURE AND IN GOOD
GOVERNANCE, ETHICS AND
TRANSPARENCY IN SUCH
RELATIONSHIPS; 2.THE PROMOTION
OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN
THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT
UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND
DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE
WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING MEANS: • RESEARCH INTO
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; • RAISING
AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
ISSUES; • PROMOTING PUBLIC
SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS; •
PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND
CORPORATIONS.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The charity addresses its purpose by
carrying out specific research projects and
disseminating appropriate publications. It
also organises events both for the purpose
of fundraising and to disseminate the work
that it has carried out.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees pay careful attention to the
Charity Commission’s guidance. Before
any project is undertaken it is reviewed
both by the Trustees and also by
appropriate members of the Advisory
Board. Publications are reviewed
independently by at least two of the
Trustees to ensure that they fall within the
charity’s objects and pass the test of public
benefit.| ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|UKCT relies on the advice of a network of
academics, technical experts, and
community leaders. We also have a formal
Advisory Board, appointed by the Trustees.
Details of the Advisory Board are given on
the Charity’s website. We are extremely
grateful to the expert input that our
Advisory Board and other advisors provide.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|As part of the Charity’s setup phase, a
detailed website was designed and
launched and an initial advisory board was
recruited.
Research was carried out and reports
published on
1. Confucius Institutes in British
Universities
2. The Lau China Institute at King’s
College London
3. Cambridge University’s
collaboration with the Chinese
military
The research was based on open source
material supplemented by appropriate
Freedom of Information requests. Full
details are published on the Charity’s
website.
In addition our website Digital Library
published a large amount of data on UK
universities’ financial ties to China and on
the role of Chinese Students and Scholars
Associations (CSSAs) on UK campuses.
This is background data to research carried
out by other charities (Civitas and the
Henry Jackson Society).
A launch event to publicise the Charity and
its initial work was held at the House of
Lords (kindly hosted by Lord Moore of
Etchingham) in October 2023. The
speakers were Chung Ching Kwong (Inter-
Parliamentary Alliance on China) David
Schlesinger (Former chairman, Thomson
Reuters China) Howard Zhang (Former
editor, BBC Chinese)| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Initial objectives were to set up the basic
infrastructure (governance, advisory structure,
website, etc.), and to set the direction of the
charity by carrying out initial projects and
beginning to populate the published library of
documents. These objectives were clearly
achieved.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The objective was to raise sufficient funds to
cover all set-up costs, as well as the costs of work
carried out during the year, leaving enough over
to set the charity on a solid foundation for its
subsequent work. Thanks to the generosity of
individual donors this was achieved.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the year end the balance at the bank
was just over £7000. This was easily
sufficient as a starting point for 2024.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|**Para 1.22**|No specific reserves are held beyond the
current account balance.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|No specific reserves.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|In the start up phase the policy is to ensure
that no expenditure is incurred that cannot
be covered by funds already raised, and
there is no specific policy for reserves.
This will be reviewed by the Trustees
during 2024 as the Charity’s resources
build up.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Because of the conservative approach
taken to the charity’s activities, there is no
material uncertainty.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Individual donations by supporters of the
charity.| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Apart from the tight fiscal control used to
avoid financial risk, care is taken over any
risk (reputational or legal) of overstepping
the Charity’s research and educational
objectives. In particular any publications
are carefully reviewed to ensure that all
statements are evidence-based, with the
evidence put into the public domain where
possible.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Type of governing document|Para
1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
whose onlyvotingmembers are its charitytrustees| |---|---|---| |How is the charity constituted?|Para
1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of any
person or body entitled to
appoint one or more trustees|Para
1.25|Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must
be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard
to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|UK-China Transparency| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1201902| |Charity’s principal address|101 Sotheby Road
London
N5 2UT| ## **Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the Charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office**| |---|---| |Martin Rowland Village|Chair| |Samuel HarryWilliams-Dunning|Director| |Sir Bernard Walter Silverman|Treasurer| ## **Names of Advisers** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**| |---|---| |Advisory Board Member|Dr David Tobin| |Advisory Board Member|Simon Cheng| |Advisory Board Member|Chris Hughes OBE| |Advisory Board Member|Howard Zhang| ## **Financial Statement** **----- Start of picture text -----**
UK-China Transparency Accounts 2023
Income Expenditure
Donations received £ 13,051.77
Interest £ 8.32
Bank charges £ 40.00
Office expenses (including printing and IT) £ 2,016.93
Events £ 2,051.50
Research and translation £ 883.70
Legal advice £ 1,000.00
Total £ 13,060.09 £ 5,992.13
Net surplus (at bank 31 Dec 2023) £ 7,067.96
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## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|**_MARTIN VILLAGE_**|**_BERNARD SILVERMAN_**| |---|---|---| ||Martin Rowland Village|Bernard Walter Silverman| ||

Chair|Treasurer| ||10 August 2024|| ||10 August 2024||