CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 512369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURE AND COMMUNITY TRUST

CECCC is a non-profit making, non-political and non-religious body. It comprises of 4 sections: Chinese Music, Martial Arts, Culture, and the Chinese School. The aim of our centre is to help our members to appreciate their Chinese origin, virtue and righteousness. We promote Chinese Arts, Culture, music, dancing and martial arts. We also help our members to integrate with the local society.

Objects

(A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE TEACHING OF THE CHINESE ND ENGLISH LANGUAGES AND THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE.(B) TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE RECREATIONAL CHARITIES ACT 1958.(C) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS.

Area of benefit: MANCHESTER AND THE NORTH WEST REGION OF ENGLAND

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rochdale, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£58k
Latest spending
£45k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,824.61 for the year ended 15/08/2025, with total income of £57,626.88 and total expenditure of £44,857.56. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. The charity maintains a positive financial position with no disclosed reserves policy or significant liabilities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Members donation (2024-2025 Tuition Fee) £46,215.00” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 35

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 40

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 15/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 40

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · China · Lancashire · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
15/08/2025£58k£45k
15/08/2024£79k£56k
15/08/2023£62k£44k
15/08/2022£38k£17k
15/08/2021£40k£22k

Common questions

Is CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,824.61 for the year ended 15/08/2025, with total income of £57,626.88 and total expenditure of £44,857.56. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts did not comply with applicable requirements. The charity maintains a positive financial position with no disclosed reserves policy or significant liabilities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATIONFY2021amount not statedEducational

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MIDDLESBROUGH VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with esea contemporary ltd.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE£58k—0unclear—no doubt
esea contemporary ltd FY2025£422k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2026£293k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH EAST CHINESE ASSOCIATION FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
CREATIVITY CULTURE AND EDUCATION FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER CHINESE CENTRE FY2024£194k—0unclear—no doubt

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