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The Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture

Registered charity 1073416 Registered since 1999

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

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4
trustees on the board
6.5y median 7.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
3
trustees past 6 years
12.1y
average years in governance
0 vs 4 portfolio
first-time trustees
3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 4Education/training 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Education 8Other services 4Business services 2

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Contact

Phone02074100330
Address5 Wilton Road, LONDON, SW1V 1AP

Finances

£350,011 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£283,811£319,044
2022£334,110£356,753
2023£347,230£375,359
2024£372,463£396,208
2025£350,011£399,680

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND LEARNING BY THE PROMOTION OF STUDY INTO RESEARCH AND TEACHING OF THE CULTURE OF JAPAN AND BY ALL MEANS AVAILABLE AT OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE SHALL PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE CARRYING OUT OF THE SAID PURPOSES AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) FOR ALL OR SUCH ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT NAMELY:(A) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF EMPLOYMENT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SUCH OFFICIALS OR STAFF(INCLUDING A DIRECTOR AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR A LIBRARIAN AND ADMINISTRATIVE AND SECRETARIAL STAFF) AS SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR THE INSTITUTE (SUCH REQUIREMENTS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BOARD) (B) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF ANY BURSARY RESEARCH GRANT SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTSHIP VISITING OR SIMILAR EDUCATIONAL GRANT OR AWARD (C) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF CONFERENCES LECTURES COURSES SEMINARS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES HELD CONDUCTED IN OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE (D) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING FURTHER COSTS OF RUNNING THE INSTITUTE NAMELY:(1) THE PURCHASE OF OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR THE INSTITUTE AND THE MAINTENANCE THEREOF (11) DAY TO DAY OFFICE EXPENSES OF THE INSTITUTE ((NOT BEING EXCLUDED COSTS AS HEREINAFTER DEFINED) (111) TRAVELLING AND ACCOMMODATION COSTS OR EXPENSES OF STAFF OR OFFICIALS WITHIN THE INSTITUTE AND OF ACADEMIC VISITORS TO THE INSTITUTE SUCH COSTS OR EXPENSES BEING INCURRED WHOLLY AND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED ON BY OR WITHIN THE INSTITUTE (1V) ALL OTHER COSTS DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE INSTITUTE (E) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF PUBLISHING ANY EDUCATIONAL BOOKS PAPERS JOURNALS OR OTHER WORKS UNDERTAKEN AT OR WITHIN OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE (F) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF MOUNTING ANY SPECIAL EXHIBITION OR EXHIBITIONS IN THE INSTITUTE OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE AND THE PRODUCTION OF ANY APPROPRIATE CATALOGUE OR CATALOGUES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (G) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF ESTABLISHING MAINTAINING AND EXTENDING ANY LIBRARY AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED HELD OR MAINTAINED AT THE INSTITUTE OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE AND OF PURCHASING OR ACQUIRING ANY BOOKS JOURNALS PERIODICALS PAPERS SLIDES TRANSPARENCIES PHOTOGRAPHS REPRODUCTIONS OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL FOR SUCH LIBRARY (H) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE COSTS OF PUBLICISING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTE (1) IN DEFRAYING OR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS SUCH OTHER OF THE COSTS OF RUNNING THE INSTITUTE INCLUDING THE MAINTENANCE AND RUNNING COSTS OF ANY LINK BETWEEN ANY LIBRARY AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED HELD AND MAINTAINED AT THE INSTITUTE OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE INSTITUTE AND THE UNIVERSITY MAIN LIBRARY CATALOGUE AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE AGREED BY THE BOARD AND BETWEEN THE INSTITUTE THE UNIVERSITY AND SOAS.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 16/12/1998AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 17/07/2012

Trustees (5)

4trustees
58median age
0aged 70+

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