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Western Chan Fellowship CIO

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1166162LondonReligion
Income£97k2025-12-31
Spending£85ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause61st pctReligion
Registered2016CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Western Chan Fellowship CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Western Chan Fellowship CIO reported income of £97k and spending of £85k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £18k to £97k (+439%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Western Chan Fellowship CIO sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic Da'wah Council UK (£97k), Maranatha Christian Church UK (£97k) and Ofma Educational Foundation (£97k).

Income and spending

£0£24k£48k£72k£97k2021 Income: £17,9212021 Spending: £19,04920212022 Income: £50,8292022 Spending: £58,48320222023 Income: £70,4582023 Spending: £61,19720232024 Income: £79,6332024 Spending: £73,41220242025 Income: £96,5822025 Spending: £84,5152025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Provision of residential Chan retreats and support of local Chan groups

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