MANCHESTER JAPANESE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1122679 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of the pupils of Manchester Japanese School, in particular but not exclusively, to further their knowledge of Japanese language and culture in order to assist the Japanese pupils with re-establishing themselves in their educational institutions and communities upon their return to Japan.

Objects

1) TO OPERATE AND MANAGE MANCHESTER JAPANESE SCHOOL ("THE SCHOOL") BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IN ORDER TO HELP CATCHING UP SCHOOL LIFE AND COMMUNITY IN JAPAN WHEN THEY MOVE THERE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, CHESHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a surplus of £4,166 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £101,096 and charitable expenditure of £96,930. The trustees report that free unrestricted reserves of £79,479 are maintained above the stated policy target of £60,000, ensuring sufficient funds to meet statutory obligations and operational needs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katsuhiro Miyagawachair
• Hisashi Ota
• Shinichi Iwamoto
• Tetsuya Yoneda

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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