BISHOP HO MING WAH ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 290398 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOP HO MING WAH ASSOCIATION, BISHOP HO MING WAH ASSOCIATION ANDCOMMUNITY CENTRE

Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association is a charity managing a community centre beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London. The centre's members come from all cultures/faiths, but majority are Chinese. Centre activities aim to combat isolation, advice on healthy living and generally provide understanding for happy and secure residence in the UK. The centre offers a range of educational, cultural, recr

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Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£90k

Registered

1984

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £418,477, which exceeds the stated policy target of nine months of operating costs. However, the trustees report that demand for core services has declined and the widening operating deficit poses a serious risk to reserves, noting that the existing financial model is no longer tenable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months of operating costs (held: £418k)

“unrestricted funds are maintained at a level sufficient to cover nine months of operating costs, alongside a buffer for emergency expenditure.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

WAI YIN ALICE CHANchair
ELIZA MO YIN KWONG
HOI YAN GLORIA WONG
ROBERT OLIVER DEMMING
Rev SAMUEL MARTIN WELLS · trustee of 2 other charities
YU HIN EUGENE LING

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£100k	£90k
31/03/2024	£64k	£49k
31/03/2023	£49k	£76k
31/03/2022	£51k	£56k
31/03/2021	£52k	£55k

Common questions

Is BISHOP HO MING WAH ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £418,477, which exceeds the stated policy target of nine months of operating costs. However, the trustees report that demand for core services has declined and the widening operating deficit poses a serious risk to reserves, noting that the existing financial model is no longer tenable. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
City Bridge Foundation	18/02/2010	£19k	Grant to Bishop Ho Ming Wah Association
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/09/2002	£5k	"This Group Is Established To Raise The Quality Of Life Of Chinese Community In London. They Plan To Use An Award To Create A Modern Version"