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Registered charity · No. 1107204 · Leamington SpaiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

China Oxford Scholarship Fund

Income
£11k
▼ 62.5% on 2024
Expenditure
£81k
▲ 69.4% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
14.0y av 3 of 5 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported
How am I connected?

Overview

China Oxford Scholarship Fund's network

6 people6 organisationsi5 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is China Oxford Scholarship Fund. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

5 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Nicholas Charles Jonathan DennysChair
Dyan SterlingTrustee2011
15 yrs
Professor CUI ZhanfengTrustee
Sir Edward Henry GarnierTrustee2013
13 yrs
Xiaodi BellTrustee2013
13 yrs
Iain Jackson GoddardCompany secretary (charitable company)2005
21 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

5 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Nicholas Charles Jonathan DennysChair
Dyan SterlingTrustee2011
15 yrs
Professor CUI ZhanfengTrustee
Sir Edward Henry GarnierTrustee2013
13 yrs
Xiaodi BellTrustee2013
13 yrs
Iain Jackson GoddardCompany secretary (charitable company)2005
21 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Tyrolese (Secretarial) Limited (2004-2005). Full officer list

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
13.7y
median 13y
Longest tenure
15y
since 2011
Years in governance
17.3y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
4
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 3 on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 5Other services 2Professional services 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Network

Network

iThe large node is China Oxford Scholarship Fund. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 30 September.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 30 SeptemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100k20252024202320222021£11.12k£81.01k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. China Oxford Scholarship Fund has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£23.43k£22.94k£22.91k£29.63k£11.12k
Total expenditure£70.03k£66.03k£64.18k£47.82k£81.01k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grantsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. China Oxford Scholarship Fund has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
30 September 202530 July 20263 July 2026Not requiredOn timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
30 September 202430 July 202523 June 202523 June 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
30 September 202330 July 202413 June 2024Not requiredOn timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
30 September 202230 July 202320 March 2023Not requiredOn timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
30 September 202130 July 202228 June 2022Not requiredOn timeAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 05232003 has made 21 accounts filings since 2006. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
30 September 202525 April 2026Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 202424 June 2025Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 20239 February 2024Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 202230 March 2023Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 202121 June 2022Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 202023 March 2021Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 201916 March 2020Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 201811 June 2019Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 20173 July 2018Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 201611 May 2017Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 201527 June 2016Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 201429 June 2015Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 201317 July 2014Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 20122 July 2013Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 201127 June 2012Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 201010 March 2011Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 20099 June 2010Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 200810 March 2009Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
30 September 20073 March 2008Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 20068 May 2007Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
30 September 200520 April 2006Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS ORDINARILY RESIDENT IN GREATER CHINA WHO ARE OR WILL BE ATTENDING COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (OR, IN THE EVENT THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD IS DISSOLVED, AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM).

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Makes grants to individuals
Where it operates
Country: ChinaLocal authority: Oxfordshire
Area of benefit
GREATER CHINA as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED 27 APRIL 2005 AND 02 AUGUST 2005. as filed
Register history
  • 9 December 2004Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 17 May 2005Memorandum and articles
  • 17 May 2005Resolution
  • 15 September 2004Incorporation documents

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.chinaoxford.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
China Oxford Scholarship Fund
Registered
2004

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