COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA

Registered charity 291530 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of informationSignposting Elderly project: lunch club, outing, physical exerciseVolunteer workGardening clubTherapy centre Evening dancing/yoga/street dance, fitness classes

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£164k
Latest spending
£144k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is financially dependent on funding from charitable sources, which totalled £164,306 for the year. The trustees report that the organization's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year, with unrestricted funds held at £308,945. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month's expenditure (held: £309k)
“It is the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month's expenditure.” — 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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£164k£144k
31/03/2024£130k£136k
31/03/2023£106k£98k
31/03/2022£118k£92k
31/03/2021£99k£71k

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is financially dependent on funding from charitable sources, which totalled £164,306 for the year. The trustees report that the organization's reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year, with unrestricted funds held at £308,945. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the accounts were materially non-compliant. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2026£20kFire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Upgrade for our Community Centre
London Borough of Hackney15/10/2025£20kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Hackney Council15/10/2025£20kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
London Borough of Hackney29/11/2024£10kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Hackney Council29/11/2024£10kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£24kUnrestricted Funding
Hackney Council17/04/2024£7kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
London Borough of Hackney17/04/2024£7kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£8kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2023£10kA Warm and Safe Space for All
London Borough of Hackney20/04/2023£7kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Hackney Council20/04/2023£7kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
Greater London Authority04/01/2023£10kCommunity Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
Hackney Council13/05/2022£7kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
London Borough of Hackney13/05/2022£7kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2021£10kA roof over our head
Hackney Council28/10/2019£8kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
London Borough of Hackney28/10/2019£8kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/08/2018£10k"Nhà = Home: the heritage and memories of Vietnamese refugees in Hackney"
City Bridge Foundation15/06/2018£3kGrant to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
City Bridge Foundation19/04/2017£3kEco audit to Community Centre for Refugees from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2015£9kGreater Connectivity and Community Pride

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA£164k—0above—no doubt
OUR CENTRE FY2025£328k—0unclear—no doubt
CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£258k—0within—no doubt
HINDU CULTURAL SOCIETY OF CLEVELAND FY2025£161k—0above—no doubt
SANGAT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£324k—0unclear—no doubt
KHIDMAT CENTRES FY2025£664k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.