TANAKA UK JAPAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1137714 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN JAPAN, THE UK ANDOTHER ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT(INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING MAKING GRANTSBURSARIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS) TO THE PROVIDERS OF EDUCATION OR STUDENTS UNDERTAKINGSTUDIES IN THE JAPANESE OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, CULTURE, ARTS ORSCIENCE.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN JAPAN, THE UNITED KINGDOM ANDOTHER ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT(INCLUDING BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING MAKING GRANTSBURSARIES OR SCHOLARSHIPS) TO THE PROVIDERS OF EDUCATION OR STUDENTS UNDERTAKINGSTUDIES IN EITHER THE JAPANESE OR ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE, CULTURE, ARTS ORSCIENCE.

Area of benefit: JAPAN

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Latest income
£360k
Latest spending
£85k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,623,652, with free reserves of £754,373, which the Trustees note equate to in excess of ten years' of current running costs. The filing confirms that all funds are unrestricted and the charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity's total income for the year was £359,665, derived primarily from investment dividends and rental income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £999
“With the exception of one trustee who was remunerated for administration services at £999 (2024: £999), all trustees gave their time freely.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least equal to operating expenditure (held: £754k)
“The Trustees have reviewed the requirement for free reserves and based on their review they need an amount at least equal to operating expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Ms Fumiko Danno received £999 for administration services.
“Ms Fumiko Danno was remunerated £999 (2024: £999) during the year in relation to administration and management.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Ms Fumiko Danno was remunerated £999 (2024: £999) during the year in relation to administration and management. Otherwise no Trustee or member of the management committee were paid any remuneration during the period. Expenses were reimbursed to Trustees in the year totalling £950 (2024: £428). No other related party transactions took place during the year.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£360k£85k
30/09/2024£312k£33k
30/09/2023£293k£33k
30/09/2022£280k£519k
30/09/2021£236k£37k

Common questions

Is TANAKA UK JAPAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,623,652, with free reserves of £754,373, which the Trustees note equate to in excess of ten years' of current running costs. The filing confirms that all funds are unrestricted and the charity continues to operate on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. The charity's total income for the year was £359,665, derived primarily from investment dividends and rental income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of TANAKA UK JAPAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £999 band.

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
JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST1£680k
MAYFAIR CHARITIES LIMITED1£21k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE JAPAN SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TANAKA UK JAPAN EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION£360k£9990unclear—no doubt
THE JAPAN SOCIETY FY2025£664k£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATION FY2025£1.6m£60,000 - £69,9991above—no doubt
SHUMEI EIKO LIMITED FY2025£3.5m—0unclear—noted
BRITISH FRIENDS OF THE CHAZON ISH INSTITUTIONS FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TANAGRA FOUNDATION FY2024£147k—0unclear—no doubt

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