# SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 294651
- **Other names:** SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING, SOCIETY FOR ANGLO-CHINESE UNDERSTANDING LIMITED, SACU
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 29, 1986
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=294651


## Contact

- **Address:** c/o Needham Research Institute, 8 Sylvester Road, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB3 9AF
- **Phone:** 0758231826
- **Email:** info@sacu.org.uk
- **Website:** www.sacu.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF CHINA     AND THE CHINESE PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:  (I) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO CHINA;  (II) TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE EDUCATIONAL COURSES OF ACTIVITIES AND SEMINARS; (III) TO AWARD BURSARIES, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR STUDY IN GREAT BRITAIN      AND ELSEWHERE AND FOR TRAVEL FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH STUDY.    (B) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE IN ALL ASPECTS       OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE BRITISH PEOPLE.

**Activities:** The Society was founded sixty years ago in 1965 to promote understanding and friendship between the peoples of  Britain and China. SACU - which has no political affiliations - plays a vital role in providing regular and reliable information about China and the Chinese people including through its publications and events.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £10268 | £5289 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7709 | £12276 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £11618 | £11251 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £10848 | £4129 | — | — |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £7608 | £3670 | — | — |  |




## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Richard Hicks |  | Jan. 1, 2015 |
| Fang Wang |  | Oct. 10, 2020 |
| Gerard Francis Tierney |  | Oct. 25, 2025 |
| Hugh Robert Peter Jarvis |  | July 15, 2017 |
| Robert Barnaby Powell |  | May 20, 2019 |
| Rosamund Antrobus |  | July 16, 2016 |
| WALTER FUNG |  |  |
| Zoe Kim Reed |  |  |