Swire Chinese Language Foundation

Registered charity 1171995 Registered since 2017

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

8.5y median 9y

average tenure

10y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

14y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6General Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience

Finance 9Education 7Professional services 6

Gaps to watch

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

Boards that share trustees

The SCS Trust 1 shared trustee
The Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

The SCS Trust 1 shared trustee
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	www.swireclf.org
Phone	02078347717
Address	Swire Chinese Language Foundation, SWIRE HOUSE, 59 BUCKINGHAM GATE, LONDON, SW1E 6AJ, SW1E 6AJ

Finances

£246,154 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£1,216,660	£2,912,677
2022	£2,575,983	£2,600,380
2023	£2,410,312	£3,148,676
2024	£2,383,811	£2,798,410
2025	£246,154	£1,818,939

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young People

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHARITY IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 MAY 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 MAR 2017

Trustees (6)

6trustees

61median age

1aged 70+

Dr Hans Christian Toennesenage 46 since 2017
Dr Kristine Black-Hawkins since 2020
John Bruce Rae-Smithage 63 since 2019
Peter Edward Foote Watsonage 77 since 2016
Professor Jane Duckettage 61 since 2017
Samuel Compton Swireage 46 since 2016

Linked company (Companies House)

Swire Chinese Language Foundation · 10177824 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 12/05/2016

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (3)

The SCS Trust 1 shared trustee
The Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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