CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 297742 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main activities of the Chinese Community Centre are as follows:Information, Advice and Outreach Services, Elderly Health Improvement Project and Healthy Eating Luncheon Club, Community Group Support Services, Arts and Culture Programme; Life Long Learning - English for Speakers of Other Languages Classes and Computer classes and a Youth Club.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£258k
Latest spending
£257k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a policy the trustees confirm has been maintained throughout the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains financially stable despite rising costs, with unrestricted fund balances increasing slightly to £483,034. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other activities (38% of income)
“Other activities 90,358”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £483k)
“It is the policy of the charity 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 5
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 — Chinese Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£589k
Total spending
£198k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

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£258k£257k
31/03/2024£252k£253k
31/03/2023£223k£236k
31/03/2022£589k£198k
31/03/2021£167k£168k

Common questions

Is CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months of expenditure, a policy the trustees confirm has been maintained throughout the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains financially stable despite rising costs, with unrestricted fund balances increasing slightly to £483,034. The trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include MIDDLESBROUGH VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MIDDLESBROUGH VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGENCYFY2025£500

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2025£102kElderly Health & Wellbeing
City Bridge Foundation16/11/2022£60kGrant to Chinese Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2021£9kChinese Painting & Music For All
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£81kGrant to Chinese Community Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund01/07/2008£4kChinese Community Sports Day
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2006£5kBasic Computer Training for Chinese Women

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SANGAT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE£258k—0within—no doubt
SANGAT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£324k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM LAOS AND CAMBODIA FY2025£164k—0above—no doubt
CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE - BIRMINGHAM FY2025£207k—0within—no doubt
CHELLS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt
esea contemporary ltd FY2025£422k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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