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LEEDS CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Registered charity 1174012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is a Christian Church mainly (not exclusively) focus on the Chinese population in West Yorkshire; both local residents and overseas students. The church also runs a Chinese school on every Saturday during school teams teaching Chinese to the local born Chinese. Pastors of the church are also heavily involved in the universities and hospital chaplaincies.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£308k
Latest spending
£226k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £2,294,776 to £2,376,632 during the year, reflecting a net income of £81,856. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £195,448, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £40,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £195k)
“The Charity holds £40,000 of unrestricted funds in reserve. This money would allow the Charity to provide a service for a period of three months if other funds were not available.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £330k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£638k
Total spending
£200k
Cost of raising funds
£168k
Reserves (reported)
£25k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£308k£226k
31/12/2024£370k£226k
31/12/2023£638k£200k
31/12/2022£466k£175k
31/12/2021£314k£161k

Common questions

Is LEEDS CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £2,294,776 to £2,376,632 during the year, reflecting a net income of £81,856. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £195,448, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of £40,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with applicable standards. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.