01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 October 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 16073302
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 81a Marland Shopping Centre, Above Bar Street, Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 7FE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.hampshirechinese.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Hampshire Chinese Association is dedicated to developing, promoting, and providing Chinese arts and culture throughout Hampshire, UK, and its surrounding areas. Established in 2023, the association is based in a vibrant city in southern England. Its diverse members work together to foster a harmonious, inclusive, and supportive community.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hampshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southampton City
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- HAMPSHIRE CHINESE ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-10-17T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 11 NOV 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 DEC 2024AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 JUN 2025AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 OCT 2025AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16 OCT 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN CHINESE HISTORY, HERITAGE AND CULTURE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DANCE, MUSIC, ART, FOLKLORE, LANGUAGE, HISTORICAL ARTEFACTS, BOOKS AND CULTURAL SYMBOLSTHROUGH THE PROVISION OF EVENTS, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES.2) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL HARMONY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING COMMUNICATION, MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACES AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE, MUTUALUNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE CULTURAL PRACTICES AND VALUES OF PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES.3) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE OF CHINESE DESCENT, IN SUCH WAYS AND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures