China Next Foundation

Analysis

China Next Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07832735). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, China Next Foundation reported income of £18k and spending of £49k, spending 265% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £18k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, China Next Foundation sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rose Hill School Parent Teacher Association (£18k), Chislehurst and Sidcup Unit 82 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£18k) and Beardall Fields Primary School Fund (£18k).

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.