East & Southeast Asian Community Centre

Registered charity 800142 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HACKNEY CHINESE COMMUNITY SERVICES ASSOCIATION LIMITED

To promote cultural recreations and to raise social and health well-being of the Chinese/Vietnamese Community.To establish educational standard amongst different age groups of the Chinese/Vietnamese community.To initiate and to foster racial harmony and to dispel feelings of racial discriminations so as to facilitate integration of the Chinese/Vietnamese into the society.

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
£949k
Latest spending
£804k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a net surplus of £145,109 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £323,652. The charity holds significant designated funds of £307,724, including specific reserves for continuation and insolvency costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of governance expenditure (held: £324k)
“Reserve for HCCSA continuation for 6 months (approx. 50% of Governance Expenditure)” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee expense claims
“During the financial year 2024/2025, expense claims have been paid to 2 trustees in their capacity as members of the management committee. These transactions have been notified to the Charity Commission and appropriate measures have been implemented in conjunction with the Charity Commission.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£209k
Total spending
£804k
Reserves (reported)
£313k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (63% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£949k£804k
31/03/2024£492k£618k
31/03/2023£299k£257k
31/03/2022£401k£283k
31/03/2021£197k£132k

Common questions

Is East & Southeast Asian Community Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state a net surplus of £145,109 for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £323,652. The charity holds significant designated funds of £307,724, including specific reserves for continuation and insolvency costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
London Borough of Hackney04/01/2025£20kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Hackney Council04/01/2025£20kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Hackney Council29/11/2024£29kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
London Borough of Hackney29/11/2024£29kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Greater London Authority (GLA)27/07/2023£19kA gendered perspective of support for Hongkonger Women
Greater London Authority27/07/2023£19kA gendered perspective of support for Hongkonger Women
UK government01/04/2023£40kHong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
London Borough of Hackney13/10/2022£26kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Hackney Council13/10/2022£26kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Hackney Council21/03/2022£26kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
London Borough of Hackney21/03/2022£26kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
The National Lottery Community Fund05/11/2021£10kStaying Active
UK government21/07/2021£28kHong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
London Borough of Hackney30/06/2021£1kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Hackney Council30/06/2021£1kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
UK government01/04/2021£28kHong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
London Borough of Hackney10/12/2020£20kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Hackney Council10/12/2020£20kGrant to Hackney Chinese Community Services Association Limited
Greater London Authority15/09/2019£35kGood Growth Fund - Crowdfund London
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2019£10kPeople Together
Greater London Authority10/02/2019£35kGrant to The Old Bath Community House
Sport England16/02/2015£10kHCCSA Sport in the Community Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2013£109kGood for Your Health Project
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2011£9kChinese anti-gambling
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2010£6kIsolated Chinese Women Health Awareness Project