Reading Chinese School

Analysis

Reading Chinese School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Reading Chinese School reported income of £78k and spending of £73k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £51k to £78k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Reading Chinese School sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christadelphian Samaritan Fund (£78k), Sefton O.p.e.r.a. (£78k) and Dar Al-Hadi Foundation (£78k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.