Asia House

Analysis

Asia House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03312073). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Asia House reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.9m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Asia House sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Generation (£1.9m), Derby Quad Limited (£1.9m) and Ikon Gallery Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 86%, charitable activities 7.8% and investments 6.4%. Charitable activities took 17% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8.8m would cover about 47 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.