OXFORD JAPANESE SCHOOL

Registered charity 1184474 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the CIO are the advancement of education through the operation of a supplementary school in Oxford where pupils between the age of 5 and 18 may obtain an education in the Japanese language, culture, tradition and heritage.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL IN OXFORD WHERE REGIONALLY BASED INDIVIDUALS MAY OBTAIN AN EDUCATION IN THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE AND/OR JAPANESE CULTURE, TRADITION AND HERITAGE.

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 held unrestricted reserves of £9,463, with £7,000 specifically maintained as a reserve for unexpected expenditure or loss of income. The trustees note that the charity's continued operation depends heavily on the involvement of trustees and non-remunerated professionals, whose potential retirement could bring the charity's status as a going concern into question.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Ling
• Joanne Russell
• Keiko Harada
• Satomi Sato M.A., ACA
• Theresa Black

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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