INDO-CHINA REFUGEE GROUP CHINESE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Registered charity 1064620 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEWISHAM INDO-CHINESE COMMUNITY CHINESE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Day Centre services, Mandarin teaching, and Day Nursery & After-School Club services

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Latest income
£771k
Latest spending
£524k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity faced significant financial constraints due to inflation and the cessation of core council funding for its Self-Help Project, necessitating the use of reserves to cover service costs. Despite these challenges, the charity maintained its operations across multiple projects, including a nursery rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, and reported total unrestricted reserves of £309,149 against total net assets of £5,152,061.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Wensen Archer Corporate Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Lewisham Indo-Chinese Community: Chinese Community SchoolDeregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 01/12/2017.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£771k
Total spending
£524k
Reserves (reported)
£324k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£771k£524k
31/03/2025£716k£491k
31/03/2024£690k£423k
31/03/2023£607k£400k
31/03/2022£556k£364k

Common questions

Is INDO-CHINA REFUGEE GROUP CHINESE COMMUNITY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity faced significant financial constraints due to inflation and the cessation of core council funding for its Self-Help Project, necessitating the use of reserves to cover service costs. Despite these challenges, the charity maintained its operations across multiple projects, including a nursery rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted, and reported total unrestricted reserves of £309,149 against total net assets of £5,152,061. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Wensen Archer Corporate Services Limited.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2006£5kIndo-Chinese Youths Invitative Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2004£5kCultural studies scheme

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Cylch Meithrin y Gelli.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
INDO-CHINA REFUGEE GROUP CHINESE COMMUNITY SCHOOL£771k0unclearno doubt
Cylch Meithrin y Gelli FY2025£127k0unclearno doubt
WOODEN TOPS DAY NURSERY LTD FY2025£476k0withinno doubt
THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£821k0aboveno doubt
RUSPER PLAYGROUP FY2025£113k0withinnoted
ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH DAY CENTRE FY2025£213k0abovenoted

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