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JIACAI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1183952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).Advance the education & preventive care of the general public in all areas relating to NSCLC.

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Latest income
£210k
Latest spending
£225k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £3,000 at the year end, a significant decrease from the prior year's £18,573. The trustees consider the financial position to remain sound, noting that the year ended with a surplus due to careful management of expenditure and flexing the cost base in line with reduced donation income. The charity has taken appropriate steps to manage its cost base to remain financially stable while continuing to focus on its core charitable purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 17.5% of fundraised income — top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%)
“The charity raised approximately £200,000 in donations during the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3k; policy: an appropriate level of unrestricted reserves to meet short-term operating requirements and provide financial resilience in the event of reduced donation income or unforeseen expenditure)
“At the year end, the charity held reserves of approximately £3,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jiacai Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 24/10/2024)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£331k
Reserves (reported)
£50k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: China · France · Germany · Japan · Kenya · Nepal · Tanzania · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
24/10/2025£210k£225k
24/10/2024£1.4m£1.3m
24/10/2023£1000k£1.0m
24/10/2022£929k£967k
24/10/2021£150k£90k

Common questions

Is JIACAI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of approximately £3,000 at the year end, a significant decrease from the prior year's £18,573. The trustees consider the financial position to remain sound, noting that the year ended with a surplus due to careful management of expenditure and flexing the cost base in line with reduced donation income. The charity has taken appropriate steps to manage its cost base to remain financially stable while continuing to focus on its core charitable purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.