OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 512882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION SCHOOL

To promote the education to the public for Chinese language, cultures, and traditions.. To provide recreational and educational facilities to the public. The school had a total of 27 classes of Chinese language courses (2 classes in Cantonese and 25 classes in Mandarin) and total of 420 students in the year term 2018 to 2019. There were also 1 dancing class for our students.

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Latest income
£77k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a total loss of £8,706.56 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £261,192.44, which the trustees have approved.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£77k£86k
31/08/2024£73k£62k
31/08/2023£66k£56k
31/08/2022£32k£43k
31/08/2021£22k£34k

Common questions

Is OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a total loss of £8,706.56 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted cash funds of £261,192.44, which the trustees have approved. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OVERSEAS CHINESE ASSOCIATION 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 FOUNDATIONFY2023£6k
W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATIONFY2022£3kEducational
W WING YIP AND BROTHERS FOUNDATIONFY2024£3kEducational