Sheffield Chinese Association

Analysis

Sheffield Chinese Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05053668). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sheffield Chinese Association reported income of £28k and spending of £32k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £18k to £28k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 123% 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, Sheffield Chinese Association sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duncombe Place Masonic Hall Charitable Trust (£28k), Friends of Bowes PTA (£28k) and Cor Godre'r Garth (£28k).

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.