Colchester Chinese Association

Analysis

Colchester Chinese Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. 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 April 2025, Colchester Chinese Association reported income of £51k and spending of £59k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £25k to £51k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colchester Chinese Association sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ardleigh Green Schools Parents Association (£51k), European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (£51k) and The Paquita Filby Trust (£51k).