esea contemporary ltd
Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art aims to advance the education of the public in contemporary Chinese arts and culture. Our work covers four main areas; exhibitions, education, agency work and advocacy which includes training, conferences and publications.
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A. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL FORMS OF CHINESE CULTURE. B. TO SUPPORT SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE CHARITY MAY DETERMINE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £4,111 surplus on unrestricted funds and total reserves of £608,727. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £71,711 are considered adequate against a policy target of three months' running costs, despite the organization relying on core public funding for 78% of its income. The trustees report a medium risk rating from Arts Council England and express confidence in the organization's stability and growth.
What the accounts disclose
“One employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2024: 1). (£60,000-£70,000): 1” — page 21
“One employee had employee benefits in excess of £60,000” — page 21
“aiming to maintain an unrestricted reserve sufficient to cover approximately three months’ running costs”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 47
- Government income: £44,500 — grants £44,500 (2); 11% of the £421,798 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 47
- Government income: £331,271 — grants £331,271 (2); 78% of the £424,715 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 22
- Government income: £327,771 — grants £327,771 (2); 96% of the £341,670 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Trustees
- Peter Yen-Ju Linchair
- Bonnie Sue Yin Yeung
- Chi Yan Stephanie Ho Poon
- Maria Chen
- Ngan Ying Krivinskas
- Pieternella Cornelia van den Houten
- Pio Abad
- Skinder Hundal
- Wenkai Xu
- Ying Hua Simon Li
- Yung Yuen Ma
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £422k | £466k |
| 31/03/2024 | £425k | £417k |
| 31/03/2023 | £342k | £493k |
| 31/03/2022 | £405k | £357k |
| 31/03/2021 | £569k | £457k |
Common questions
Is esea contemporary ltd financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a £4,111 surplus on unrestricted funds and total reserves of £608,727. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £71,711 are considered adequate against a policy target of three months' running costs, despite the organization relying on core public funding for 78% of its income. The trustees report a medium risk rating from Arts Council England and express confidence in the organization's stability and growth. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by JT Accountants Limited.
What does the highest-paid employee of esea contemporary ltd earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/07/2025 | £20k | esea ArtClub: Programme for East & Southeast Asian Elders in Greater Manchester |
| UK government | 08/12/2021 | £293k | National Portfolio Organisations |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 29/06/2020 | £18k | "COVID19 Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/02/2019 | £50k | The Dumpling Club |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/06/2016 | £37k | "Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art Archive and Library Redevelopment project" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PRISM THE GIFT FUND | 2 | £119k |
| CECIL AND HILDA LEWIS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £192k |
| CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £39k |
| CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION | 1 | £15k |
| THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE DIXIE ROSE FINDLAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £3k |
| THE COMPANY OF ARTS SCHOLARS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE
- NEW CONTEMPORARIES (1988) LIMITED
- OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND
- THE CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY
- ISLINGTON CHINESE ASSOCIATION
- LEEDS CHINESE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| esea contemporary ltd | £422k | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHINESE EDUCATION CULTURAL COMMUNITY CENTRE | £58k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEW CONTEMPORARIES (1988) LIMITED | £875k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND | £328k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY | £2.1m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| ISLINGTON CHINESE ASSOCIATION | £305k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |