CCEW Charity Commission profile

ASSOCIATION FOR CENTRAL ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS & SILK ROAD STUDIES

Registered charity 1163061 · organisation 5060399

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
7 August 2015
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
09299359
Financial period
1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income
£57,719
Latest expenditure
£56,974
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Silk Road Charity Bazaar, 67 Marchmont Street, LONDON, WC1N 1AP

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Association for Central Asian Civilizations and Silk Road Studies (ACANSRS) is a private non-profit organization of scholars and others interested in the study of Central Asian civilizations and the Silk Road. The association aims to promote research on Central Asia from antiquity to modern times through sponsoring events, publications, film-making, and educational trips to the region.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received
24 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
24 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£57,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£56,974
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received
11 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
11 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£57,782
Total Gross Expenditure
£55,823
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£54,454
Total Gross Expenditure
£54,772
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received
18 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
18 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£54,825
Total Gross Expenditure
£48,990
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received
7 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
7 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£31,372
Total Gross Expenditure
£39,900

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2025
Ar Due Date
30 September 2026
Ar Received Date
24 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£57,719
Total Gross Expenditure
£56,974
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2024
Ar Due Date
30 September 2025
Ar Received Date
11 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£57,782
Total Gross Expenditure
£55,823
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2023
Ar Due Date
30 September 2024
Ar Received Date
31 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£54,454
Total Gross Expenditure
£54,772
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2022
Ar Due Date
30 September 2023
Ar Received Date
18 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£54,825
Total Gross Expenditure
£48,990
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 November 2021
Ar Due Date
30 September 2022
Ar Received Date
7 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£31,372
Total Gross Expenditure
£39,900
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ASSOCIATION FOR CENTRAL ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS & SILK ROAD STUDIES
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2015-08-07T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16 OCT 2014
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITHOUT RESTRICTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROMOTION OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH ON CENTRAL ASIA, FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMES, THROUGH EVENTS, PUBLICATIONS, FILM-MAKING AND EDUCATIONAL TRIPS TO THE REGION.THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY BY ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
557071
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ACANSRS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures