The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

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Registered charity 800646 Registered since 1989

Operates: Throughout London

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

3.7y median 2y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.5y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (1)

Portfolio (3)

3
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 4The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Economic/community Development/employment 1

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

Other services 3Professional services 3Business services 1

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£141k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Related organisations

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.ciac.co.uk
Emailinfo@ciac.co.uk
Phone03002011868
AddressBasement, 2 Gerrard Place, LONDON, W1D 5PB

Finances

£140,823 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£162,119£154,447
2022£112,128£155,455
2023£262,194£204,057
2024£196,000£246,000
2025£140,823£149,015

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingEconomic/community Development/employmentHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POOR PERSONS OF CHINESE ORIGIN PRIMARILY LIVING OR WORKING IN LONDON IN PARTICULAR BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN INFORMATION AND ADVICE CENTRE.2. TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS TO HELP ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF RACE AND TO ENCOURAGE QUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY BETWEEN PERSONS OF CHINESE ORIGIN AND PERSONS OF OTHER RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18TH OCTOBER 1988 AS AMENDED 14TH JULY 2004.

Trustees (4)

4trustees
56median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Chinese Information and Advice Centre · 02306765 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 18/10/1988

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (5)

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