Harlow and District Chinese Community Centre Limited
Analysis
Harlow and District Chinese Community Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harlow. It was registered in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03886106). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Harlow and District Chinese Community Centre Limited reported income of £20k and spending of £22k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £20k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 140% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Harlow and District Chinese Community Centre Limited sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Starcrest Charitable Trust (£20k), Dental Trauma UK (£20k) and Ramsbury Community Transport (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides drop-in and counselling services at its community centre for the local community. It provides learning activities amongst others, Chinese Language classes, Kungfu and TaiChi classes and Chinese calligraphy. It also organises trips and lunches for the elderly and their carers.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Starcrest Charitable Trust | London | £20k |
| Dental Trauma UK | London | £20k |
| Ramsbury Community Transport | Wiltshire | £20k |
| Rotary Club of Doncaster St George's Trust Fund | South Yorkshire | £20k |