JAPAN MATSURI

Registered charity 1150911 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To hold Japan Matsuri (Japan Festival) at Trafalgar Square, London in September or October. About 50,000 people attend the event.To engage in planting of cherry trees at locations throughout UK.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE THE UNDERSTANDING OF JAPANESE CULTURE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES, (2) TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND ADVANCE ALL FORMS OF EDUCATION RELATING TO JAPAN,

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 reported a deficit of £44,314 for the year ended 28 February 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £189,104 to £144,790. The trustees' report notes that the company had a very successful festival event and continues its cherry tree planting project despite the financial loss. Reserves are held in unrestricted and restricted funds totaling £144,790, with a policy to maintain sufficient reserves to cover unforeseen fluctuations.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Japan Matsuri (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Hiroshi Kobayashi
• JAPAN ASSOCIATION IN THE UK
• Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry in the UK
• KEISAKU SANO
• THE JAPAN SOCIETY

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

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

Income and spending

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