Colchester Nepalese Society

Analysis

Colchester Nepalese Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Colchester Nepalese Society reported income of £14k and spending of £22k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £22k to £14k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Colchester Nepalese Society sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Leamington Art Gallery (£14k), The Worcestershire Masonic Library and Museum Trust (£14k) and Silton Village Hall Trust (£14k).