THE JAPAN SOCIETY

Registered charity 1063952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Educational and cultural activities to enhance the relationship between the UK and Japan. We provide resources and advice to schools teaching about Japan or wishing to make long-term links with schools in Japan. A small grants scheme enables educational and grassroots organisations to put on Japan-related programmes. We also have a wide ranging programme of events for members and non-members alike

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £129,942 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves were £582,772, representing approximately 12 months of expenditure against a policy target of 9-12 months. The trustees and auditors confirmed the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Affinia (Crawley). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Itochu Europe plc — “The Japan Society is most grateful to the following corporations and organisations. Without their generous commitment, the Society would be …” (source page)
• JTI — “The Japan Society is most grateful to the following corporations and organisations. Without their generous commitment, the Society would be …” (source page)
• Suntory Europe Limited — “The Japan Society is most grateful to the following corporations and organisations. Without their generous commitment, the Society would be …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Akiko Yano
• Anna Jane Dingley
• Darren Richard Goff
• Dr Helen Joy Macnaughtan
• Emma Hickinbotham
• Gregory David Clark · trustee of 1 other charity
• JULIE ROGERS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jasmin Wei Sze Lau
• Joachim John Fitzwilliam Stobbs
• Mohan Yrjo Manuel
• Nicholas Andrew Woodford
• Stephen Douglas Barber · trustee of 1 other charity
• Teruko Kyuden
• Tomoko Sasaki
• Yoko Dochi

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Japan · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHUMEI EIKO LIMITED.

• SHUMEI EIKO LIMITED income £3.5m
• TANAKA UK JAPAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £360k
• JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST income £10.1m
• THE JAPANESE SCHOOL LIMITED income £4.1m
• RIKKYO SCHOOL IN ENGLAND TRUST income £7.2m
• JAPAN CHRISTIAN LINK income £559k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.