Chinese Children and Parents Association Limited

Analysis

Chinese Children and Parents Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08330242). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chinese Children and Parents Association Limited reported income of £11k and spending of £14k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £16k to £11k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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, Chinese Children and Parents Association Limited sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gatley and District Choral Society (£11k), Nelson Festival (Cecil Bateson Memorial) (£11k) and 1st Charmouth Scout Group (£11k).

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.