LEEDS CHINESE COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Registered charity 516097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEEDS AND DISTRICT CHINESE COMMUNITY WORD UNDERSTANDING CLASS

Provides out-of-school-hours activities for school age children, e.g. Chinese Language lessons (both Mandarin and Cantonese), Chinese Dance, Calligraphy, Crafts, etc, in Leeds and Districts. We also provide Chinese language lessons for adults and promote Chinese culture amongst local community.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£65k
Latest spending
£73k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net payment deficit of £8,527 for the year ended 31 August 2025. However, free reserves stood at £154,571, which the trustees note is within their stated policy range of approximately £76,000 to £153,000 based on anticipated annual expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: 2 trustees received £1,120 for travel expenses and tuition.
During the year 2 trustees were paid a total of £1,120 in respect of travel expenses and tuition (previous year: 5 trustees and £2,893). — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£65k£73k
31/08/2024£77k£48k
31/08/2023£38k£38k
31/08/2022£43k£26k
31/08/2021£27k£26k

Common questions

Is LEEDS CHINESE COMMUNITY SCHOOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net payment deficit of £8,527 for the year ended 31 August 2025. However, free reserves stood at £154,571, which the trustees note is within their stated policy range of approximately £76,000 to £153,000 based on anticipated annual expenditure. 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 Heritage Fund23/06/2006£3k"This Community School Focusing On The Education Of Chinese Language, Tradition And Culture Wish To Produce A School Journal To Be Displayed"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/06/2006£3kSchool Journal
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/10/2004£5k"This Group Provides Written And Spoken Chinese Language Classes And Cultural Education For School Age Children In The Area. They Will Use Th"
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2004£5kThere is no project name available for this record