The Chinese Centre (North of England) Ltd
Analysis
The Chinese Centre (North of England) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03822341). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Chinese Centre (North of England) Ltd reported income of £57k and spending of £72k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £93k to £57k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Chinese Centre (North of England) Ltd sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emotional Logic Centre (£57k), The Education and Book Appeal Ghana (Teabag) (£57k) and Worcestershire Prostate Cancer Support Group (£57k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To support BAME refugees and asylum seekers (mainly from Sudan, Syria, Kuwait, Iran, etc) and their wives with young children who are mainly economically inactive, unemployed or short-term unemployed.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Emotional Logic Centre | Ivybridge | £57k |
| The Education and Book Appeal Ghana (Teabag) | Cambridge | £57k |
| Worcestershire Prostate Cancer Support Group | Worcester | £57k |
| John Thacker Charitable Trust | Preston | £57k |